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