chorar

Betekenis (Engels)

1. to cry, weep
2. (informal) to complain
3. (slang, transitive) to steal; to shoplift

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/t͡ʃoˈɾaɾ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Latijn: plōrō

Verwant aan Portugees: chorar

Verwant aan Spaans: llorar

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese chorar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin plōrāre (“to lament”). Compare Portuguese chorar and Spanish llorar, more directly, with Portuguese chorar.