zahora

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَحُور (saḥūr), via Andalusian Arabic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θaˈoɾa/ [θaˈo.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /saˈoɾa/ [saˈo.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: za‧ho‧ra

Noun

zahora f (plural zahoras)

1. (Spain, regional) A feast or snack which is shared between friends.

Derived terms

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• zahorar

Further reading

• “zahora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10