chorear

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Dravidianbor.

Sanskrit चोर (cora)

Romani ćor

Caló chorobor.

Spanish choro

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -idiāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish chorear

From choro + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoɾeˈaɾ/ [t͡ʃo.ɾeˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cho‧re‧ar

Verb

chorear (first-person singular present choreo, first-person singular preterite choreé, past participle choreado)

1. (colloquial, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuelan and Ecuadorian criminal slang, vulgar in Bolivia, uncommon in Uruguay) to steal

   Synonym: robar

2. (Chile) to bug, to piss off
3. (Mexico) to tell exaggerated tales

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chorear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chorear
gerund			choreando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		choreado		choreada
		plural		choreados		choreadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	choreo	choreastú choreásvos	chorea	choreamos	choreáis	chorean
	imperfect	choreaba	choreabas	choreaba	choreábamos	choreabais	choreaban
	preterite	choreé	choreaste	choreó	choreamos	choreasteis	chorearon
	future	chorearé	chorearás	choreará	chorearemos	chorearéis	chorearán
	conditional	chorearía	chorearías	chorearía	chorearíamos	chorearíais	chorearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	choree	choreestú choreésvos2	choree	choreemos	choreéis	choreen
	imperfect (ra)	choreara	chorearas	choreara	choreáramos	chorearais	chorearan
	imperfect (se)	chorease	choreases	chorease	choreásemos	choreaseis	choreasen
	future1	choreare	choreares	choreare	choreáremos	choreareis	chorearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		choreatú choreávos	choree	choreemos	choread	choreen
	negative		no chorees	no choree	no choreemos	no choreéis	no choreen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of chorear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive chorear	dative	chorearme	chorearte	chorearle, chorearse	chorearnos	chorearos	chorearles, chorearse
	accusative	chorearme	chorearte	chorearlo, chorearla, chorearse	chorearnos	chorearos	chorearlos, chorearlas, chorearse
with gerund choreando	dative	choreándome	choreándote	choreándole, choreándose	choreándonos	choreándoos	choreándoles, choreándose
	accusative	choreándome	choreándote	choreándolo, choreándola, choreándose	choreándonos	choreándoos	choreándolos, choreándolas, choreándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative chorea	dative	choréame	choréate	choréale	choréanos	not used	choréales
	accusative	choréame	choréate	choréalo, choréala	choréanos	not used	choréalos, choréalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative choreá	dative	choreame	choreate	choreale	choreanos	not used	choreales
	accusative	choreame	choreate	chorealo, choreala	choreanos	not used	chorealos, chorealas
with formal second-person singular imperative choree	dative	choréeme	not used	choréele, choréese	choréenos	not used	choréeles
	accusative	choréeme	not used	choréelo, choréela, choréese	choréenos	not used	choréelos, choréelas
with first-person plural imperative choreemos	dative	not used	choreémoste	choreémosle	choreémonos	choreémoos	choreémosles
	accusative	not used	choreémoste	choreémoslo, choreémosla	choreémonos	choreémoos	choreémoslos, choreémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative choread	dative	choreadme	not used	choreadle	choreadnos	choreaos	choreadles
	accusative	choreadme	not used	choreadlo, choreadla	choreadnos	choreaos	choreadlos, choreadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative choreen	dative	choréenme	not used	choréenle	choréennos	not used	choréenles, choréense
	accusative	choréenme	not used	choréenlo, choréenla	choréennos	not used	choréenlos, choréenlas, choréense

Further reading

• “chorear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

• "chorear" in Diccionario del Español de México (DEM) http://dem.colmex.mx, El Colegio de México, A.C., [05 July 2024]