Bona-roʹba.

A courtesan (Italian); so called from the smartness of their robes or dresses.

We knew where the bona-robas were.”


Shakespeare: 2 Henry IV., iii. 2.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Bomba
Bombast
Bombastes Furioso
Bombastus
Bon Gaultier Ballās
Bon gré mal gré
Bon Mot (French)
Bon Ton (French)
Bon Vivant (French)
Bona Fide
Bona-roba
Bonduca = Boadicea
Bone
Bone in my Throat
Bone of Contention
Bones
Bone to pick (A)
Bone
Bone (To)
Bone-grubber (A)
Bone-lace