bora 1
/bawr"euh, bohr"euh/ , n. Meteorol.
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
[ 1860-65; borea BOREAS ]
bora 2
/bawr"euh, bohr"euh/ , n. Australian.
an initiation rite of the Aborigines in which boys are accepted into the tribe as men.
[ 1865-70; buru initiation rite, initiation belt ]