chorar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese chorar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin plōrāre (“to lament”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈɾaɾ/

Verb

1. to cry, weep

   Synonyms: bagoar, bagoxar, bagullar, esbagoar, esbagullar, lagrimexar, lepear

2. (informal) to complain
3. (transitive, slang) to steal; to shoplift
   • 2009, Malándromeda, Festa malandrómica [song]:

     ti tes estilo incluso chorando un bolso

     you have class, even when stealing a bag

Derived terms

• choro

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “chorar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “chorar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chorar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chorar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chorar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin plōrāre (“to lament”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃo.ˈɾaɾ/

Verb

chorar

1. to cry; to weep
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 7 (facsimile):

     Eſta e como ſanta Maria liurou a Abadeſſa prenne q̇ adormecera anto ſeu Altar chorando.

     This one is about how Holy Mary acquitted the pregnant abbess who had fallen asleep crying in front of her altar.

Descendants

• Fala: choral
• Galician: chorar
• Portuguese: chorar (see there for further descendants)

See also

• lagrima

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese chorar, from Latin plōrāre (“to lament”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ʃoˈɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ʃoˈɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈɾa(ʁ)/ [ʃoˈɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃoˈɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈɾaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈɾa.ɾi/

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: cho‧rar

Verb

1. (intransitive) to cry; to weep (to shed tears from the eyes)

   Ela passou a noite chorando por causa da morte do pai. ― She spent the night crying because of her father’s death.

2. (transitive) to cry (to shed a given substance, or number of tears, from the eyes)

   O Vaticano investigou o santo que chorava sangue. ― The Vatican investigated the saint who was crying blood.

3. (transitive or intransitive, by extension) to exude; to seep; to ooze
4. Template:indtr to whine (to make petty complaints)

   Nós choramos que não tínhamos dinheiro, mas eles não se importaram. ― We whined that we didn’t have money, but they didn’t care.

5. (transitive or intransitive, by extension, Brazil) to haggle (to argue for a better deal)

   Chorei, chorei, até que o vendedor baixou o preço. ― I haggled and haggled until the salesman lowered the price.

   Chore o preço até que o diminuam. ― Haggle for the price until they lower it.

6. Template:indtr to show empathy, especially by crying

   Não vou chorar pelos famintos. ― I won’t cry for the hungry.

7. Template:indtr to cry over (an adverse occurrence)

   Não adianta chorar o que aconteceu. ― There is no point in crying over what happened.

8. (intransitive, Brazil, informal, sports, of a ball) to spend some time almost scoring

   A bola chorou por uns cinco segundos antes de cair na cesta. ― The ball circled the hoop for about five seconds before it went through.

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Related terms

• chora
• choramingar
• chorão
• choro
• deplorar
• implorar

 

Descendants

• Angolar: thua
• Annobonese: sulá
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: tcorá
• Indo-Portuguese: chorá
• Kabuverdianu: txorá

Further reading

• “chorar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “chorar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “chorar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “chorar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “chorar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “chorar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024