otrora

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of otra (“other”) +‎ hora (“time”). Compare Galician and Portuguese outrora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈtɾoɾa/ [oˈt̪ɾo.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: o‧tro‧ra

Adjective

otrora (invariable)

1. (formal) former, then

Adverb

otrora

1. (formal) formerly, in days of yore, in days gone by

Further reading

• “otrora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024