Borås

[ boo-raws ]
/ buˈrɔs /

noun

a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.

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Definition for boras (2 of 3)

bora1
[ bawr-uh, bohr-uh ]
/ ˈbɔr ə, ˈboʊr ə /

noun Meteorology.

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

Origin of bora

1
1860–65; < Upper Italian, variant of Italian borea Boreas

Definition for boras (3 of 3)

bora2
[ bawr-uh, bohr-uh ]
/ ˈbɔr ə, ˈboʊr ə /

noun Australian.

an initiation rite of the Aborigines in which boys are accepted into the tribe as men.

Origin of bora

2
First recorded in 1865–70, bora is from the Kamilaroi word būru initiation rite, initiation belt
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British Dictionary definitions for boras (1 of 3)

bora1
/ (ˈbɔːrə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for bora

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

British Dictionary definitions for boras (2 of 3)

bora2
/ (ˈbɔːrə) /

noun

an initiation ceremony of native Australians, introducing youths to manhood

Word Origin for bora

from a native Australian language

British Dictionary definitions for boras (3 of 3)

Borås
/ (Swedish buˈroːs) /

noun

a city in SW Sweden, chiefly producing textiles. Pop: 98 831 (2004 est)
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