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hora

/hˈɔɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
ho-ra
IPA
/hˈɔɹə/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.

noun

A branch of traditional Indian astrology, dealing with the finer points of predictive methods.

Uncountable

name

A goddess of the seasons; one of the Horae.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: הוֹרָה, האָרע, horă, hora, χορός, *(H)yeh₁-

Usage

Inflected Forms

horas (plural) Horae (plural)

Rhymes With

laura aurora flora aura nora torah dora pandora cora ora bora mora

Questions

How do you pronounce hora?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔɹə/.
What does hora mean?
A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
Where does hora come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce hora

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