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chorar

Meaning

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

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡ʃoˈɾaɾ/
Etymology

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.

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