hora

The English word “hora” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
A branch of traditional Indian astrology, dealing with the finer points of predictive methods.

Etymology

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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