bora

ˈbɔːrɑː

Definition

Definition of bora - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

culture

TECH.

initiation ceremony for males among Aboriginal people

TECH.

The bora marked his transition into adulthood.
The young men gathered for the bora at dawn.
His family was proud of him after the bora.

initiation ceremony

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Origin of bora

Latin, boreas (north wind)

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French:bora, ...
German:Bora, ...
Italian:bora, ...
Spanish:ceremonia bora, ...
Portuguese:bora, ...
Chinese:成人礼, ...
Japanese:ボラ, ...
Arabic:مراسم البورا, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹרָה, ...
Russian:инициационная церемония, ...
Ukrainian:бора, ...
Hindi:बोरा, ...
Bengali:বোরা, ...
Catalan:bora, ...
Czech:bora, ...
Danish:bora, ...
Dutch:bora, ...
Greek:μύηση, ...
Hungarian:bora, ...
Khmer:បូរ៉ា, ...
Korean:보라, ...
Persian:بورا, ...
Polish:bora, ...
Portuguese (BR):bora, ...
Romanian:bora, ...
Swedish:bora, ...
Thai:โบรา, ...
Turkish:bora töreni, ...
Vietnamese:lễ bora, ...

Bora

ˈbɔːrə

Definition of Bora - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

namesfamily name used by some people

Her last name is Bora.

last name

surname

linguistics

TECH.

language spoken in Colombia and Peru

TECH.

Bora is spoken by indigenous communities in Peru.

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Origin of Bora

Polynesian, Bora (name of an island)

Examples of Bora in a sentence

The Bora family has a long history.
Bora is taught in local schools to preserve the culture.
Linguists study Bora to understand its unique structure.

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French:Bora, bora, ...
German:Bora, ...
Italian:Bora, bora, ...
Spanish:Bora, bora, ...
Portuguese:Bora, bora, ...
Chinese:博拉, 博拉语, ...
Japanese:ボラ, ボラ語, ...
Arabic:بورا, لُغَة بورا, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹרָה, ...
Russian:Бора, язык бора, ...
Ukrainian:Бора, ...
Hindi:बोरा, कोलंबिया और पेरू की एक स्वदेशी भाषा, ...
Bengali:বোরা, ...
Catalan:Bora, bora, ...
Czech:Bora, bora, ...
Danish:Bora, bora, ...
Dutch:Bora, ...
Greek:Μπόρα, ...
Hungarian:Bora, bora, ...
Khmer:បូរ៉ា, ឈ្មោះភាសាដែលនិយាយនៅប្រទេសកូឡុំប៊ី និងប្រទេសប៉េរូ, ...
Korean:보라, 보라어, ...
Persian:بورا, ...
Polish:Bora, ...
Portuguese (BR):Bora, ...
Romanian:Bora, bora, ...
Swedish:Bora, bora, ...
Thai:โบรา, ภาษาโบรา, ...
Turkish:Bora, Bora dili, ...
Vietnamese:Bora, tiếng Bora, ...

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