choro

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese choro (“lament”). === Noun === choro (usually uncountable, plural choros) (music) A genre of Brazilian popular music === Further reading === choro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Oroch == Galician == === Verb === choro first-person singular present indicative of chorar == Latin == === Noun === chorō 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 ==== chôro (pre-reform spelling) ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: cho‧ro ==== Noun ==== choro m (plural choros) crying Synonym: pranto cry wailing (music) choro (Brazilian popular music genre) Synonym: chorinho ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: cho‧ro ==== Verb ==== choro first-person singular present indicative of chorar first-person singular present indicative of chorir === Further reading === “choro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “choro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃoɾo/ [ˈt͡ʃo.ɾo] Rhymes: -oɾo Syllabification: cho‧ro === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Quechua churu (“elegant person”). ==== Alternative forms ==== chorro ==== Adjective ==== choro (feminine chora, masculine plural choros, feminine plural choras) (Chile, colloquial) cool Synonyms: see Thesaurus:guay (Chile, colloquial) brave and/or aggressive Synonym: fresco ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== choro m (plural choros) (South America) mussel Synonym: mejillón (Chile, vulgar) vulva Synonym: vulva (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) (South America, Spain, vulgar) petty thief, pickpocket Synonyms: ladronzuelo, chorizo, ratero, carterista (Mexico, colloquial) lip service, empty talk (Mexico, colloquial) charlatan, quack Synonym: charlatán ==== Adjective ==== choro (feminine chora, masculine plural choros, feminine plural choras) (El Salvador, of an egg) rotten, especially if dead-in-shell === Further reading === “choro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “choro”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010