"Is water cold or hot?"

Translation: Вода холодна чи гаряча?

[GeneM.]

Why doesn't або work for "or" here?

[deactivated user]

«Або» would mean you want to know if the water is either hot or cold. I.e. if the water is hot, the answer is 'yes'; if the water is cold, the answer is 'yes'; if the water is lukewarm, the answer is 'no'.

I believe this is not what the English sentence means.