choro.
crying
Meaning & usage
crying
cry
wailing
choro (Brazilian popular music genre)
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.
first-person singular present indicative of chorar
first-person singular present indicative of chorir
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.