horda
horde
noun OHR-dah Rare
Origin: Via French horde, from a Turkic word ordu (camp, army).
Also means
mob
Usage Note
Horda refers to a large, disorderly crowd or a nomadic tribal group. Historically it designated the mobile armies of steppe peoples such as the Mongols (la Horda de Oro, the Golden Horde). In modern Spanish it is often used with a pejorative tone to describe an unruly mass of people: una horda de turistas.
Examples
"Una horda de seguidores rodeó el estadio."
Natural Translation
A horde of fans surrounded the stadium.
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