What does chorro in Spanish mean?

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

The word chorro in Spanish means stream, jet, throng, crowd, the shits, waterfall, steal, make yourself scarce, jet propulsion, love very much, love very much. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chorro

stream, jet

nombre masculino (de un líquido o gas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El bombero apagó la hoguera con el chorro de agua que salía de la manguera.
The firefighter put out the fire with a stream of water coming from the hose.

throng, crowd

nombre masculino (grupo numeroso) (people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un chorro de gente acudió a la plaza en cuanto se oyó la música.
A throng of people came to the plaza when the music started.

the shits

nombre masculino (MX, SV: coloquial (diarrea) (colloquial, offensive)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
El niño tenía chorro y por eso no fue a la escuela ayer.
The child had the shits and so didn't go to school yesterday.

waterfall

nombre masculino (CO (cascada, salto de agua)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al lado de la finca hay un chorro en el que nos podemos bañar.
Next to the farm there's a waterfall where we can bathe.

steal

verbo transitivo (coloquial (robar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

make yourself scarce

locución verbal (CR, coloquial (irse de un sitio)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Estaba aburrido y se hizo un chorro de humo.

jet propulsion

nombre femenino (aeronave: empuje)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un turborreactor permite la propulsión a chorro del cohete.

love very much, love very much

locución verbal (coloquial (querer mucho)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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