boa

Etymology
From, from , a species of serpent mentioned in Pliny's Naturalis Historia (Natural History). The scarf was named attributively, for its resemblance to the snake when worn.

Noun

 * 1) Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily, or family , including the boa constrictor and the  of Mexico.
 * 2) A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Basque:
 * Catalan:
 * Chamicuro: akumawa, kasesepi
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: boao
 * Finnish: ;, jättiläiskäärme
 * French:
 * Galician: boa
 * German:
 * Hindi:
 * Ingrian: udava
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: жалғанаяқты
 * Korean: 보아, 왕뱀
 * Kyrgyz: ,
 * Macedonian: бо́а, зми́ски цар, у́дав
 * Manx: aarnieu traastagh
 * Maori: poa
 * Mon:
 * Pali: ajagara
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: удав
 * Roman:
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: уда́в


 * Afrikaans: boa
 * Albanian:
 * Basque: lepoko
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: höyhenhuivi,
 * French:
 * Galician: boa
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Russian: ,
 * Tuvan: богаа

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  snake

Etymology
From.

Etymology
From, from. The use for scarf derived from.

Noun

 * 1) boa, snake of the genus Boa
 * 2) fur or plumed scarf, boa

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) Related by marriage (rarely used; bo- is usually a prefix).

Etymology 1
From, from.

Noun

 * 1)  wedding

Etymology 2
, from.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) boa snake

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  snake
 * 2)  scarf

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1)  snake
 * 2)  scarf

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) boa, snake of the genus Boa
 * 2) fur or plumed scarf, boa

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  snake
 * 2)  scarf

Noun

 * 1) buoy

Noun

 * 1) moon

Etymology 1
First mentioned by Pliny, of origin. Folk etymology connected it to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) A large snake native to Roman Italy.
 * 2) A disease, the measles or smallpox.

Noun

 * 1) lie; falsehood

Etymology
, from. .

Etymology 1
From, from , feminine of. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Derived terms

 * (from "em boa hora")
 * (from "em boa hora")
 * (from "em boa hora")
 * (from "em boa hora")

Noun

 * 1) an interesting story, joke or news

Interjection

 * 1) good one!, well done!, all right! expresses approval, applause or admiration

Etymology 2
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  any snake of the  genus

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) boa constrictor

Etymology
.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  snake
 * 2)  scarf

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) to leave a tip; to give gratuity