gora
UK/ˈɡəʊ.ɹə/
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India/ˈɡoː.ɾɑː/
gora adjective: pertaining to a fair-skinned or European person.
Adjective
gora (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a fair-skinned or European person.
- "Sir! Yes." He saluted, did an about face and marched off. Sher swiveled around in his chair and looked fondly at the picture of the huge dead tiger and the embarrassed looking white, gora king, Edward.2007, Harold M. Bergsma, One Way to Pakistan: A Novel, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 199
- Barun enjoys this gora food as much as Indian food, but he comes to recognise its symbolic associations and power, becoming troubled by his own patterns of consumption.2011, Michelle Superle, Contemporary English-Language Indian Children's Literature: Representations of Nation, Culture, and the New Indian Girl, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 117
Noun
gora (plural goras)
- A white person; a European.
- Every day after that, my parents showed off their daughter's Urdu-speaking gora ‘friend’ to anyone who walked through the door.2023, Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi, The Centre, Picador, page 41
Proper noun capitalized: Gora
Gora (plural Goras)
- A surname.
Forms of gora
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gaura |
| alternative form | ghora |
| Noun | |
| plural | goras |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Goras |
Origin of gora
Borrowed from Hindustani Hindi गोरा (gorā) / Urdu گورا (gorā). * In British Pakistani speech, influenced also by Pahari-Potwari گورا (gorā) and Punjabi ਗੋਰਾ (gorā) / گورا (gorā).
* From Polish Góra, from góra (“hill, mountain”). * From descendants of Sanskrit गौर (gaura).
Words formed from gora
Phrases with gora
Questions about gora
- What does gora mean?
- Gora means pertaining to a fair-skinned or European person.
- What part of speech is gora?
- Gora can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce gora?
- Gora is pronounced /ˈɡəʊ.ɹə/ (UK).
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