cora
/ˈkoɾa/ · B2 · noun · f
a territorial subdivision in al-Andalus
🗺️ cora sounds like core: the core districts a Moorish capital governed
Cora comes from Arabic kūra, an administrative district of al-Andalus. Link the sound to core: each cora was a core unit of provincial government, like a county that made up the larger state.