Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#EMBORACategory:Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#EMBORA emboora, univerbation of en boa ora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emˈbɔɾa/ [emˈbɔ.ɾɐ]Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation#EMBORA
• Rhymes: -ɔɾaCategory:Rhymes:Galician/ɔɾa#EMBORACategory:Rhymes:Galician/ɔɾa/3 syllables#EMBORA
• Hyphenation: em‧bo‧ra

Adverb

emboraCategory:Galician lemmas#EMBORACategory:Galician adverbs#EMBORACategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#EMBORACategory:Pages with entries#EMBORACategory:Pages with 2 entries#EMBORA

1. (datedCategory:Galician dated terms#EMBORA) luckily; happily; in good time; at the moment
   • 1703, José Noguerol y Camba, “Versos gallegos à nueſtra Señora de Reza”, in Baltasar Rubio, compiler, El Clarín de la fama y cithara de Apolo, Santiago: Antonio de Aldemunde, page 180, column 2:

     E deſde agora convido / Os preſentes para outra obra / Como eſta, ſe è que vivimos, / Se non, quedaybos embora.

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     Category:Galician terms with quotations#EMBORACategory:Requests for translations of Galician quotations#EMBORA

Conjunction

emboraCategory:Galician lemmas#EMBORACategory:Galician conjunctions#EMBORACategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#EMBORACategory:Pages with entries#EMBORACategory:Pages with 2 entries#EMBORA

1. although (used with subjunctive, introducing a clause that expresses a concession)

   Synonyms: aínda que, malia, inanque, porén

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “embora”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “embora”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#EMBORACategory:Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#EMBORA emboora, univerbation of en boa ora.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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  Category:Portuguese terms with audio pronunciation#EMBORA
• Rhymes: -ɔɾɐCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/ɔɾɐ#EMBORACategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/ɔɾɐ/3 syllables#EMBORA
• Hyphenation: em‧bo‧ra

Adverb

embora (not comparable)Category:Portuguese lemmas#EMBORACategory:Portuguese adverbs#EMBORACategory:Portuguese uncomparable adverbs#EMBORACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#EMBORACategory:Pages with entries#EMBORACategory:Pages with 2 entries#EMBORA

1. away; hence (from this place)

   Vá embora! ― Go away!Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#EMBORA

Conjunction

emboraCategory:Portuguese lemmas#EMBORACategory:Portuguese conjunctions#EMBORACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#EMBORACategory:Pages with entries#EMBORACategory:Pages with 2 entries#EMBORA

1. although (used with subjunctive, introducing a clause that expresses a concession)

   Synonyms: ainda que, apesar de

   Embora tenha chovido, fui à escola.

   Although it had rained, I went to school.

   Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#EMBORA

Further reading

• “embora”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “embora”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026