hora

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noun

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

OriginHebrew הוֹרָה ← Yiddish האָרע ← Romanian horă →
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Meanings

hora1

nounhora (plural horas)

plural horas

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

hora2

nounhora (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA branch of traditional Indian astrology, dealing with the finer points of predictive methods.

Hora3

proper nounHora (plural Horae)

plural Horae

  1. especiallypluralA goddess of the seasons; one of the Horae.

Origin

hora · noun

  1. Greekχορός“dance”
  2. Turkishhora
  3. Romanianhoră
  4. Yiddishהאָרע
  5. Hebrewהוֹרָה
  6. Englishhora

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.

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hora · noun

  1. Sanskritहोरा“hour”
  2. Englishhora

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

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Translations

Bulgarian хоро
  • хоро (horo)circle dance
Finnish hora
  • horacircle dance
Hebrew הוֹרָה
  • הוֹרָה (hóra)circle dance
Hungarian hóra
  • hóracircle dance
Persian پنزه
  • پنزه (panze)circle dance
Polish hora
  • horacircle dance
Romanian horă
  • horăcircle dance
Russian хо́ра
  • хо́ра (xóra)circle dance
Turkish hora
  • horacircle dance
Yiddish האָרע, הורה
  • האָרע (hore)circle dance
  • הורה (hore)circle dance

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

hora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hora

MLA

“hora.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hora. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hora,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hora.

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