mboa

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (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 (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “mboa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025