Associations to the word «Balboa»

Wiktionary

BALBOA, noun. The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos

Dictionary definition

BALBOA, noun. The basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos.
BALBOA, noun. Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519).

Wise words

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John Locke