how to pronounce balboa

/bəlˈboʊə/

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balboa is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of balboa in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… was rocky balboa style just trying to …”

meaning of balboa

Balboa is a type of fruit.

balboa frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word balboa occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.