choro

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese choro (“lament”).

Noun edit

choro (usually uncountable, plural choros)

1. (music) A genre of Brazilian popular music

Further reading edit

• choro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams edit

• Oroch

Verb edit

choro

1. first-person singular present indicative of chorar

Noun edit

chorō

1. dative/ablative singular of chorus

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

• chôro (obsolete)

Pronunciation edit

• Hyphenation: cho‧ro

Noun edit

choro m (plural choros)

1. crying

   Synonym: pranto

2. cry
3. wailing
4. (music) choro (Brazilian popular music genre)

   Synonym: chorinho

Related terms edit

• chorar

Further reading edit

• choro on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

• Hyphenation: cho‧ro

Verb edit

choro

1. first-person singular present indicative of chorar

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɾo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ɾo]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: cho‧ro

Etymology 1 edit

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Choro (quechuismo)

Wikipedia ^es

Borrowed from Quechua churu (“elegant person”).

Alternative forms edit

• chorro

Adjective edit

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 edit

Noun edit

choro m (plural choros)

1. (South America) mussel

   Synonym: mejillón

2. (Chile, vulgar) vulva

   Synonym: vulva

3. (Chile) Chilean mussel

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

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

Further reading edit

• “choro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014