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hora¹
Where it comes from
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.
noun horas
- A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
hora²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit होरा (horā, “hour”). Doublet of hour and year.
noun
- A branch of traditional Indian astrology, dealing with the finer points of predictive methods.
Hora³
proper noun Horae
- A goddess of the seasons; one of the Horae.
Translations
Talk about this word "hora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hora. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hora. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hora "hora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hora.Cite this
@misc{hora_2026,
title = {hora},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hora},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
