Hora Definition

hōrə, hôrə
noun
A lively Romanian and Israeli folk dance performed in a circle.
Webster's New World
Music for this dance.
Webster's New World

Origin of Hora

  • Modern Hebrew hōrâ from Romanian horă from Turkish hora perhaps from Modern Greek khoro accusative of khoros round dance from Greek gher-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Hebrew הוֹרָה (hóra) and Romanian horă, from Turkish hora, probably from Modern Greek χορό (choró), accusative of χορός (khoros, “dance”).

    From Wiktionary

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