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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ora.

now

3 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. now

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ora, from Latin hōra (“hour”). Doublet of hora.

conj/ˈɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. sometimes … sometimes

    Ora ele ri, ora chora.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ora, from Latin hōra (“hour”). Doublet of hora.

intj/ˈɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. duh; obviously (expresses that something is obvious)

  2. oh no! (expresses frustration or irritation)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ora, from Latin hōra (“hour”). Doublet of hora.

verb/ˈɔ.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈɔ.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of orar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of orar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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