name
Dora
DOR-uh
name
1
A female given name, often short for Dorothy or Theodora.
"Dora waved goodbye as the train pulled away."
noun
1
In the game of mahjong, a bonus tile that adds extra points to a winning hand.
"Drawing an extra dora tile boosted the value of her hand significantly."
How to Use Dora
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA girl's name; also a scoring term in mahjong.
Word Forms
doras plural
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Etymology
A diminutive of Dorothy in use since the early 1800s, from Ancient Greek doron, "gift."