What does choro in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word choro in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use choro in Portuguese.

The word choro in Portuguese means crying, crying, choro, choro music, choro, soluço, pranto, choro, pranto, choro, grito, lamento, choro, choro, abrir a boca, cair no choro. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word choro

crying

substantivo masculino (pranto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crying

substantivo masculino (som de alguns animais) (animal sound)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

choro, choro music

substantivo masculino (música popular) (Brazilian popular music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

choro

noun (uncountable (tears, act of weeping)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The baby's insistent crying woke up the dog.

soluço, pranto, choro

noun (act of weeping)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Rachel tried to stop her sobbing and calm down.

pranto

noun (being in tears)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
I remember Sheila's tearfulness when she told us the bad news.

choro

noun (person: sobbing) (pessoa)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Tim could hear the sound of a child's whimpering coming from the room next door.

grito

noun (cry, scream)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
I'm not sure if that squall I just heard was a baby or a cat.

lamento, choro

noun (expression of grief)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
We could hear the laments of the women inside the compound.

choro

noun (informal (weeping)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Eu chorei muito no final do filme.
I had a good cry at the end of that movie.

abrir a boca, cair no choro

verbal expression (informal (start crying suddenly)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
She burst into tears at the news of her friend's death.

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