choroso
Portuguese, adjective/ʃoˈɾo.zu/
choroso is spelled C-H-O-R-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 74,594th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Choroso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “tearful, weeping” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que chora, que está em prantos; lacrimoso”.
What does choroso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tearful, weeping
- 2
mournful
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que chora, que está em prantos; lacrimoso 2. que verte lágrimas ou em que há vestígio delas 3. (Derivação: sentido figurado) que indica tristeza, sofrimento, lástima 4. (Derivação: sentido figurado) que se desgostou; sentido, magoado
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of choroso
- chorosa feminine
- chorosos masculine plural
- chorosas feminine plural
- metaphonic feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce choroso?
- Brazil /ʃoˈɾo.zu/
- Portugal /ʃuˈɾo.zu/
- Portugal /t͡ʃuˈɾo.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is choroso in Portuguese?
choroso appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).