deshora

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old Spanish des-

Spanish des-

Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥

Ancient Greek ὥρᾱ (hṓrā)bor.

Latin hōra

Spanish hora

Spanish deshora

From des- + hora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈsoɾa/ [d̪eˈso.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: des‧ho‧ra

Noun

deshora f (plural deshoras)

1. inconvenient, inopportune, or embarrassing moment of time

Derived terms

• a deshora

Descendants

• → Tagalog: des-oras

Further reading

• “deshora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025