English noun: balboa | |||
1. | balboa (quantity) the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Panamanian monetary unit | ||
Part holonym | centesimo | ||
2. | Balboa (person) 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) | ||
Synonyms | Vasco Nunez de Balboa | ||
Instance hypernym | navigator | ||