chororô

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• chororó

Etymology

From choro.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃo.ɾoˈɾo/

• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: cho‧ro‧rô

Noun

chororô m (plural chororôs)

1. (Brazil, colloquial, derogatory) excessive or exaggerated wailing or crying

   Vai parar com esse chororô?

   Will you stop with that wailing?

Further reading

• “chororô”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025