chorón

See also: choron and -choron

Galician

Etymology

From chorar (“to cry”) +‎ -ón. Cognate with Portuguese chorão, Spanish llorón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈɾoŋ/

Noun

chorón m (plural choróns, feminine chorona, feminine plural choronas)

1. crybaby, whiner; also figuratively, moaner

   Synonyms: choromicas, mexericas, nifrón

2. weeping willow (Salix babylonica, a species of willow with very pendulous twigs)

   Synonym: salgueiro chorón

   • 1845, Alberto Camino, O desconsolo:

     D’esta fontiña áa beira froleada
     sentado áa sombra de un chorón estóu
     doído o peito, á alma esconsolada
     triste morrendo pouco a pouco vóu.

     By the flowery side of this spring,
     sitting in the shade of a weeping willow I am,
     aching heart, disconsolate soul,
     sad, little by little I die

Adjective

chorón (feminine chorona, masculine plural choróns, feminine plural choronas)

1. weepy, whiny

   Synonyms: choromicas, mexericas, nifrón

References

• “chorón” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chorón” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chorón” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.