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choro

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See also: chorro and chôro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese choro (lament).

Noun

choro (usually uncountable, plural choros)

  1. (music) A genre of Brazilian popular music

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Galician

Verb

choro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of chorar

Latin

Noun

chorō

  1. dative/ablative singular of chorus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from chorar. For the origin of the music sense there exist various theories:

  • a fusion of choro (from chorar) and Latin chorus
  • a corruption of choromeleiros, musicians during the Brazilian colonial period
  • a corruption of xolo, a type of dance from Brazilian fazendas.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cho‧ro

Noun

choro m (plural choros)

  1. crying
    Synonym: pranto
  2. cry
  3. wailing
  4. (music) choro (Brazilian popular music genre)
    Synonym: chorinho

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cho‧ro

Verb

choro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of chorar
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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɾo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ɾo]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oɾo
  • Syllabification: cho‧ro

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Quechua churu (elegant person).

Alternative forms

Adjective

choro (feminine chora, masculine plural choros, feminine plural choras)

  1. (Chile, colloquial) cool
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:guay
    ¡Qué choro! Me lo llevo.
    How cool, I'll take it!
  2. (Chile, colloquial) brave and/or aggressive
    Synonym: fresco
Derived terms

Noun

choro m (plural choros)

  1. (South America) mussel
    Synonym: mejillón
  2. (Chile, vulgar) vulva
    Synonym: vulva
  3. (Chile) Chilean mussel
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Caló choro (thief), from Romani ćor, from Sanskrit चोर (cora, thief).

Noun

choro m (plural choros, feminine chora, feminine plural choras)

  1. (South America, Spain, vulgar) petty thief, pickpocket
    Synonyms: ladronzuelo, chorizo, ratero, carterista
  2. (Mexico, colloquial) lip service, empty talk
  3. (Mexico, colloquial) charlatan, quack
    Synonym: charlatán

Adjective

choro (feminine chora, masculine plural choros, feminine plural choras)

  1. (El Salvador, of an egg) rotten, especially if dead-in-shell

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