hora

Etymology 1

From Hebrew הוֹרָה (hóra), Yiddish האָרע (hore), and Romanian horă, from Turkish hora, probably from Greek χορός (chorós, “dance”). Doublet of choir and chorus.

noun

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

Etymology 2

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

noun

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

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