aboma

English

Boa constrictor

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Sranan Tongo aboma, from Fanti Akan aboma (“large constricting snake”), perhaps via French aboma.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈboʊ.mə/

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Noun

aboma (plural abomas)

1. Any of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera.

Translations

any of several large South American serpents

• Bulgarian: боа-удушвач f (boa-udušvač)
• Portuguese: aboma f
• Sranan Tongo: aboma

Anagrams

• Obama

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably from Kongo m-bòma (“python”), from Proto-Bantu *-boma (“python”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈboma/, [a̠ˈbʊ̞ma̠], [ɑ̟ˈbɔ̝mɑ̟]

Noun

aboma

1. anaconda
2. Any of various other large constrictors, aboma.

Hypernyms

• sneki (“snake”)