Ma'anar ƙamus na "kore" shine yanayi ko ingancin kasancewar koren launi, ko yanayin rashin kwarewa, butulci, ko rashin balaga. yana nufin daraja ko tsananin kore a cikin wani abu, kamar korewar tsiro ko korewar daji. ko ilimi a wani yanki na musamman, kamar koren sabon ma'aikaci ko koren matashin da ya fara farawa a duniya. Hakanan yana iya nuni ga rashin wayewa ko son abin duniya, kamar yadda yake a cikin koren wanda ya yi rayuwa mai fakewa ko bai yi tafiya mai yawa ba.