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gora¹

  • /ˈɡəʊ.ɹə/ UK
  • /ˈɡoː.ɾɑː/ India, Pakistan
  • [ˈɡoː.ɾɑː] India, Pakistan
  • [ˈɡoː.ɾäː] India, Pakistan

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindustani Hindi गोरा (gorā) / Urdu گورا (gorā).

* In British Pakistani speech, influenced also by Pahari-Potwari گورا (gorā) and Punjabi ਗੋਰਾ (gorā) / گورا (gorā).

adjective gaura · ghora

  1. South Asia, not comparable Pertaining to a fair-skinned or European person. "Sir! Yes." He saluted, did an about face and marched off. Sher swiveled around in his chair and looked fondly at the picture of the huge dead tiger and the embarrassed looking white, gora king, Edward.

noun goras · gaura · ghora

  1. India, North, Pakistan A white person; a European. Every day after that, my parents showed off their daughter's Urdu-speaking gora ‘friend’ to anyone who walked through the door.

Gora²

Where it comes from

* From Polish Góra, from góra (“hill, mountain”).

* From descendants of Sanskrit गौर (gaura).

proper noun Goras

  1. A surname.

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"gora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gora. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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gora. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gora

Chicago

"gora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gora.

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@misc{gora_2026,
  title = {gora},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gora},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}