# bora

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #24,995

## Definitions
1. An initiation ceremony for males among the Aboriginal people of New South Wales.

## Etymology
From Gamilaraay būru.

## Easily confused with
- **br** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-br)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-boy)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-box)
- **bro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-bro)
- **bow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-bow)
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-bra)
- **bot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-bot)
- **BRB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-brb)
- **BSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-bsa)
- **BPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-bpa)
- **Bri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-bri)
- **bur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-bur)
- **bru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-bru)
- **both** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-both)
- **born** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-born)
- **boys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-boys)
- **boss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-boss)
- **bowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-bowl)
- **burn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-burn)
- **brad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bora-vs-brad)

## Common misspellings (4)
`bbora`, `borra`, `broa`, `obra`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bora