hora
hora noun: a circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
Noun (1)
hora (plural horas)
Noun (2)
hora (uncountable)
- A branch of traditional Indian astrology, dealing with the finer points of predictive methods.
Proper noun capitalized: Hora
Hora (plural Horae)
hora meaning in Persian
hora in Persian
- circle dance
- پنزه panze
Forms of hora
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | horas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Horae |
Origin of hora
From Hebrew הוֹרָה (hóra), Yiddish האָרע (hore), and Romanian horă, from Turkish hora, probably from Greek χορός (chorós, “dance”). Doublet of choir, chorus, and quire.
Borrowed from Sanskrit होरा (horā, “hour”). Doublet of hour and year.
Phrases with hora
Questions about hora
- What does hora mean?
- Hora means a circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
- What is hora in Persian?
- Hora in Persian is پنزه (panze). See Hora meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is hora?
- Hora can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of hora?
- The plural of hora is horas.
Words near hora in the dictionary
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