hora

Meaning

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.

Origin

• From Hebrew הוֹרָה, Yiddish האָרע, and Romanian horă, from Turkish hora, probably from Greek χορός ("dance"). chorus.
• Borrowed from Sanskrit होरा ("hour"). hour.