des-oras

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• dis-oras

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish deshoras, plural form of deshora (“inconvenient moment of time”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /desˈʔoɾas/ [d̪ɛsˈʔoː.ɾɐs]
• Rhymes: -oɾas
• Syllabification: des-o‧ras

Noun

des-oras (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜂᜇᜐ᜔)

1. ungodly hour; wee hours; very late and awkward time

   des-oras ng gabi ― very late time at night

Related terms

• oras