boa
French, noun/bɔ.a/
boa is spelled B-O-A (3 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,681st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Boa is a French masculine noun meaning “boa (snake)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Genre de serpents qui se trouvent principalement en Amérique du Sud et qui sont les plus forts et les plus…”.
What does boa mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineboa (snake)
- 2
masculineboa (scarf)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Genre de serpents qui se trouvent principalement en Amérique du Sud et qui sont les plus forts et les plus grands que l’on connaisse. 2. Tour de cou en fourrure ou en plumes.
noun: 1. Bras d’aspiration orientable articulé, permettant d’évacuer des vapeurs potentiellement dangereuses. 2. Base opérationnelle avancée.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of boa
- boas plural
- B.O.A.
- boa
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boa?
- /bɔ.a/
- \bo.a\
- \bɔ.a\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to boa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is boa in French?
boa appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).