choro

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

See also

Latin

Noun

chorō

  1. dative singular of chorus
  2. ablative singular of chorus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Back-formation 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

Noun

choro m (plural choros)

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

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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

choro

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of chorar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɾo/

Etymology 1

From dialectal slang choró.

Adjective

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

  1. (Chile, colloquial) cool
    ¡Qué choro!, me lo llevo. ― How cool, I'll take it!
  2. (Chile, colloquial) brave and/or aggressive person
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Quechua churu.

Noun

choro m (plural choros)

  1. (South America) mussel
  2. (Chile, vulgar) vulva
  3. (South America, Spain, vulgar) thief
  4. (Mexico, colloquial) lip service, empty talk
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Further reading

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