mboa

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmbo.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmbo.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmbo.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmbo.ɐ/ [ˈmβo.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmbo.ɐ/ [ˈmβo.ɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmbo(w).ɐ/ [ˈmβo(w).ɐ]

• (Angola, Mozambique) IPA^(key): [ˈmbo.ɐ]
• Hyphenation: mbo‧a

Etymology 1

Alteration of boa (“good”).

Noun

mboa f (plural mboas)

1. (Angola, colloquial) girl, girlfriend

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tsonga mbowa.

Noun

mboa f (plural mboas) (Mozambique)

1. leaves of pumpkin plant
2. vegetables

Further reading

• “mboa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “mboa” in Dicionário inFormal.