How to Pronounce "balboa"
word
bal-BOH-uh
bal-BOH-uh
Definition
Balboa is the official currency of Panama. It can also refer to the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa, but in most contexts, it means the currency.
IPA Transcription
American English
/bɑɫˈboʊə/
British English
/bælbˈəʊɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
bal-BOH-uh
UK
bal-BOH-uh
Listen in Context
The balboa is used in Panama along with the US dollar.
One balboa is worth the same as one US dollar.
I have a coin with '1 balboa' on it.
When I visited Panama, I paid for coffee with a balboa coin.