jiboya
jiboya noun: the boa constrictor.
Noun
jiboya (plural jiboyas)
- The boa constrictor.
- […] the largest animal of this kind, which has been brought into Europe, is but thirty-six feet long : the most usual length however of the jiboya is about twenty feet, and the thickness in proportion.1820, Richard Paul Jodrell, Philology on the English Language
- Prince Maximilian of Neu Wied tells us that the experienced hunter laughs when asked whether the jiboya attacks and devours man.1886, Georg Hartwig, The Tropical World: Aspects of Man and Nature in the Equatorial Regions of the Globe, page 301
Forms of jiboya
| plural | jiboyas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | giboia |
| alternative form | giboya |
| alternative form | jeboya |
| alternative form | jiboia |
Origin of jiboya
Borrowed from Portuguese jiboia, borrowed from Old Tupi îyboîa, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *jɨβoj.
Words that rhyme with jiboya
Questions about jiboya
- What does jiboya mean?
- Jiboya means the boa constrictor.
- What part of speech is jiboya?
- Jiboya is a noun.
- What is the plural of jiboya?
- The plural of jiboya is jiboyas.
Words near jiboya in the dictionary
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