Bora

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bora"

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Bora f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Romaleidae – certain lubber grasshoppers.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bora nemoralis - type species

References

• Romaleidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Romaleidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Romaleidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Bora

1. A language spoken in Colombia and Peru.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Bora terms

Etymology 2

Various origins:

• Borrowed from Assamese বৰা (bora), a surname of unclear origin.
• Borrowed from Romanian Bora, a feminine hypocoristic form of the personal name Boris.
• Borrowed from Polish Bora, a pet form of Borzyslaw or Bolebor.
• Borrowed from Hungarian Bora, a variant of Bara.

Proper noun

Bora (plural Boras)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bora is the 35812^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 627 individuals. Bora is most common among White (58.05%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (33.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bora”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 194.

See also

• Bora Bora

Anagrams

• Abor, Baro, baro-, boar, broa

Albanian

Etymology

From borë (“snow”), possibly related to Illyrian *Bora, *Boria.

Proper noun

Bora f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• borë
• Boran
• Borake
• Borana
• Borasha
• Borbardha
• Boriana
• Borime
• Borina
• Borsaka
• Borushe

Turkish

Etymology

Related to Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “north wind”).

Proper noun

Bora

1. a male given name