hora

Hora is defined as a Romanian and Israeli folk dance which is performed in a circle.

(noun)

An example of a hora is a circular dance at a wedding celebration in Bulgaria.

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See hora in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a lively Romanian and Israeli folk dance performed in a circle
  2. music for this dance

Origin: ModHeb hōrāh < Romanian horǎ < Turk hora

See hora in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also ho·rah

noun
A traditional round dance of Romania and Israel.

Origin:

Origin: Modern Hebrew hōrâ

Origin: , from Romanian horă

Origin: , from Turkish hora

Origin: , perhaps from Modern Greek khoro

Origin: , accusative of khoros, round dance

Origin: , from Greek; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots

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