aboma

noun

abo·​ma

əˈbōmə

plural -s

: any of several large South American snakes of the genus Constrictor or of related genera

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese, French, & American Spanish, probably modification of Kongo mboma python

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

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