different between cholo vs choro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cholo, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t?o?lo?/

Noun

cholo (plural cholos)

1. (derogatory) A Mexican or Hispanic gang member, or somebody perceived to embody similar characteristics.
   • 1999, Dorothy Leonard-Barton, Walter C. Swap, When Sparks Fly: Igniting Creativity in Groups, p. 87:

     When Converse's cool-hunter DeeDee Gordon was in Los Angeles, she saw white teenage girls dressing like cholos, or Mexican gangsters, wearing tight white tank tops known as "wife beaters," a bra strap hanging out, long shorts, tube socks, and shower sandals.

Further reading

• “cholo”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• looch, ochlo-

Chamicuro

Noun

cholo

1. swallow

Spanish

Etymology

Comes from the shortening of the dog name, Xoloitzcuintli, "Xolo"; a derogatory insult used by the Spanish conquistadors towards the Mesoamericans, specifically the Aztecs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??olo/, [?t??o.lo]

Noun

cholo m (plural cholos, feminine chola, feminine plural cholas)

1. (South America, derogatory) mestizo, person of mixed European and various degrees of Amerindian descent, especially if the person is of low economic resources

   Synonyms: ladino, mestizo

2. (Mexico, historical) a poor Mexican, often living in California during 19th century
3. (Mexico, US, informal) a person belonging to a street gang

   Synonyms: pandillero, marero, gángster

Descendants

• ? English: cholo

Adjective

cholo (feminine chola, masculine plural cholos, feminine plural cholas)

1. (colloquial, El Salvador) ripped, with defined muscles

   Synonyms: musculoso, (El Salvador) cholotón

2. (colloquial, El Salvador) skillful (especially in a sport, but also figuratively in a dancing style, chess or a science)

   Synonyms: diestro, habilidoso

Derived terms

• acholar

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese choro (“lament”).

Noun

choro (usually uncountable, plural choros)

1. (music) A genre of Brazilian popular music

Further reading

• choro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Oroch

Latin

Noun

chor?

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

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Back-formation 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 (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /??o.?u/

Noun

choro m (plural choros)

1. crying

   Synonym: pranto

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

   Synonym: chorinho

Related terms

• chorar

Further reading

• choro on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /???.?u/

Verb

choro

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??o?o/, [?t??o.?o]

Etymology 1

From Quechua churu (“elegant person”).

Alternative forms

• chorro

Adjective

choro (feminine chora, masculine plural choros, feminine plural choras)

1. (Chile, colloquial) cool

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:guay

2. (Chile, colloquial) brave and/or aggressive

   Synonym: fresco

Derived terms

• chori

Noun

choro m (plural choros)

1. (South America) mussel

   Synonym: mejillón

2. (Chile, vulgar) vulva

   Synonym: vulva

3. (Chile) Chilean mussel

Derived terms

• chorear
• choreza
• achorado

Etymology 2

From Caló choro (“thief”), from Romani ?or, from Sanskrit ??? (cora, “thief”).

Noun

choro m (plural choros)

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

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