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choro.

crying

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃo.ɾu/Brazil/ˈʃo.ɾu/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃo.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. crying

    masculine
  2. cry

    masculine
  3. wailing

    masculine
  4. choro (Brazilian popular music genre)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈʃɔ.ɾu/Brazil/ˈʃɔ.ɾu/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃɔ.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of chorar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
  2. first-person singular present indicative of chorir

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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