: a violent cold northerly wind of the Adriatic

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Unfortunately, an overreaching renovation of the interior didn’t leave much more intact than the whimsical floor mosaics depicting the bora and the other winds of the Adriatic. Taras Grescoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Nov. 2024 The deals at both retailers have all three color options on offer, including that lovely bora purple color that really pops. Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 17 July 2023

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Italian dialect (Trieste), from Latin boreas

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bora was in 1831

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“Bora.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bora. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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