English

Noun

choro ‎(uncountable)

1. (music) A genre of Brazilian popular music

See also

• choro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Noun

chorō

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

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Back-formation from chorar.

Alternative forms

• chôro (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃo.ɾu/

Noun

choro m (plural choros)

1. crying
2. cry
3. wailing
4. (music) choro

Synonyms

• (crying): pranto

Related terms

• chorar

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔ.ɾu/

Verb

choro

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

Spanish

Etymology 1

From dialectal slang choró.

Adjective

choro m ‎(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

• chori

Etymology 2

From Quechua churu.

Noun

choro m ‎(plural choros)

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

Synonyms

• (mussel): mejillón
• (****): ****
• (thief): ladrón, chorizo