choricar

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1750. From choro (“crying”) +‎ -icar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃoɾiˈkaɾ]

Verb

choricar (first-person singular present chorico, first-person singular preterite choriquei, past participle choricado)

1. (intransitive) to sob

   Synonym: saloucar

2. (intransitive) to whimper

   Synonym: chorimicar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of choricar (c-qu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	choricar
Personal	choricar	choricares	choricar	choricarmos	choricardes	choricaren
Gerund
	choricando
Past participle
Masculine	choricado			choricados
Feminine	choricada			choricadas
Indicative
Present	chorico	choricas	chorica	choricamos	choricades	chorican
Imperfect	choricaba	choricabas	choricaba	choricabamos	choricabades	choricaban
Preterite	choriquei	choricaches	choricou	choricamos	choricastes	choricaron
Pluperfect	choricara	choricaras	choricara	choricaramos	choricarades	choricaran
Future	choricarei	choricarás	choricará	choricaremos	choricaredes	choricarán
Conditional	choricaría	choricarías	choricaría	choricariamos	choricariades	choricarían
Subjunctive
Present	chorique	choriques	chorique	choriquemos	choriquedes	choriquen
Imperfect	choricase	choricases	choricase	choricásemos	choricásedes	choricasen
Future	choricar	choricares	choricar	choricarmos	choricardes	choricaren
Imperative
Affirmative		chorica	chorique	choriquemos	choricade	choriquen
Negative (non)		non choriques	non chorique	non choriquemos	non choriquedes	non choriquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of choricar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	choricar
Personal	choricar	choricares	choricar	choricarmos	choricardes	choricarem
Gerund
	choricando
Past participle
Masculine	choricado			choricados
Feminine	choricada			choricadas
Indicative
Present	chorico	choricas	chorica	choricamos	choricades, choricais	choricam
Imperfect	choricava	choricavas	choricava	choricávamos	choricávades, choricáveis, choricávais1	choricavam
Preterite	choriquei	choricaste, choricache1	choricou	choricamos	choricastes	choricárom, choricaram
Pluperfect	choricara	choricaras	choricara	choricáramos	choricárades, choricáreis, choricárais1	choricaram
Future	choricarei	choricarás	choricará	choricaremos	choricaredes, choricareis	choricarám, choricarão
Conditional	choricaria	choricarias	choricaria	choricaríamos	choricaríades, choricaríeis, choricaríais1	choricariam
Subjunctive
Present	chorique	choriques	chorique	choriquemos	choriquedes, choriqueis	choriquem
Imperfect	choricasse	choricasses	choricasse	choricássemos	choricássedes, choricásseis	choricassem
Future	choricar	choricares	choricar	choricarmos	choricardes	choricarem
Imperative
Affirmative		chorica	chorique	choriquemos	choricade, choricai	choriquem
Negative (nom)		nom choriques	nom chorique	nom choriquemos	nom choriquedes, nom choriqueis	nom choriquem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• chorar
• chorimicar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “choricar”, 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), “choricar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “choricar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “choricar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN