bora
/bˈɔɹə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.11 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An initiation ceremony for males among the Aboriginal people of New South Wales.
noun
A cold, often dry, northeasterly wind which blows, sometimes in violent gusts, down from mountains on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. It also applies to cold, squally, downslope winds in other parts of the world.
name
A language spoken in Colombia and Peru.
noun
Alternative form of Bohra.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Birribirai, a youth not yet admitted to a bora."
- "By far the most important among the ceremonies practised by the aborigines of New South Wales is the Bora, at which youths are initiated to manhood..."
- "Then dancing out into the open he sparred round like a star performer in a Bora ceremony."
- "When the bora blew down from the mountains, announcing the winter, would he ride it on out of town?"
Etymology
From Gamilaraay būru.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.
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Wiktionary’s coverage of Bora terms
Bora Bora
Synonyms
burbung