Balboa, Vasco Nunez de 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)
balboa
(noun) the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Balboa (plural Balboas)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Balboa is the 12339th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2520 individuals. Balboa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.23%) and White (11.15%) individuals.
balboa (plural balboas)
The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos
Source: Wiktionary
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
