hora

noun — 2 senses

hora

noun

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.

1

Dance, Dancing, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.

hora

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit होरा (horā, “hour”). Doublet of hour and year.

1

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

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