bora

¹

[ bawr-uh, bohr-uh ]

noun

, Meteorology.

1. (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.

bora

²

[ bawr-uh, bohr-uh ]

noun

, Australian.

1. an Australian Aboriginal initiation rite in which boys are accepted into the tribe as men.

bora

¹

/ ˈbɔːrə /

noun

1. sometimes capital a violent cold north wind blowing from the mountains to the E coast of the Adriatic, usually in winter

bora

²

/ ˈbɔːrə /

noun

1. an initiation ceremony of native Australians, introducing youths to manhood

Word History and Origins

Origin of bora¹

1860–65; < Upper Italian, variant of Italian borea Boreas ( def )

Origin of bora²

First recorded in 1865–70, bora is from the Kamilaroi word būru “initiation rite, initiation belt”

Word History and Origins

Origin of bora¹

C19: from Italian (Venetian dialect), from Latin borēas the north wind

Origin of bora²

from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

Osama bin Laden was far from alone at Tora Bora when American military units had him within their reach.

From The Daily Beast

But from Tora Bora onward, political life in America became one frustration after the next.

From The Daily Beast

It was no secret that the core of al Qaeda retreated to Tora Bora in the previous weeks.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, the military opted to send forty additional Army special operators to Tora Bora.

From The Daily Beast

First show this morning was Zoe Jourdan, with MTV's Laura Whitmore in the front row, followed by Bora Aksu.

From The Daily Beast

Bora on April 27, 1852, this prelate was a man of great culture and a distinguished linguist, who had travelled considerably.

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Luther's marriage with Katharine of Bora was blessed with six children, who were raised severely but piously.

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All of them, moreover, suffer from the visitations of the bora, which blows from the north sometimes for weeks on end.

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Luther married Catharine de Bora, an escaped nun—a remarkably handsome woman.

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Under the rising moon we came in through the perilous passage of the reef of Bora Bora and dropped anchor off Vaitapé village.

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