Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ora

/ˈɔɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
ora
IPA
/ˈɔɹə/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of os (“anatomical opening”)

noun

A unit of money among the Anglo-Saxons.

name

A diminutive of the female given name Aurelia, from Latin, variant of Aura. Mainly used in the U.S.A. in the latter half of the 19th century.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname

Countable; Uncountable

name

Alternative spelling of Auer (“German spelling”): A commune of South Tyrol, northern Italy (from the Italian spelling)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

oras (plural)

Phrases

kia ora ora serrata

Frequently Paired Words

kia ora ora serrata

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce ora?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔɹə/.
What does ora mean?
plural of os (“anatomical opening”)
Where does ora come from?
It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce ora

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