gora

noun

go·​ra

variants or gorah

ˈgōrə

or less commonly goura

ˈgu̇rə

plural -s

: a Hottentot musical bow having its string attached to a quill or reed fixed at one end of the stick and made to vibrate by the breath of the player and combining the qualities of a stringed and a wind instrument

Word History

Etymology

Hottentot

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