coro
Portuguese
/ˈko.ɾu/
noun
Definitions
- (collective) choir singing group
- (architecture) choir part of a church or concert hall where the choir assembles for song
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese coro borrowed from Latin chorus (choir, chorus) derived from Ancient Greek χορός (chorus, company of dancers singers, dance, choir, place for dancing, band of singers and dancers, circle dance).
Origin
Ancient Greek
χορός
Gloss
chorus, company of dancers singers, dance, choir, place for dancing, band of singers and dancers, circle dance
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chorus English
- choragus Latin
- choralis Latin
- chorus Latin
- kórus Hungarian
- coro Italian
- chorus French
- хор Russian
- Στησίχορος Ancient Greek
- Τερψιχόρα Ancient Greek
- Τερψιχόρη Ancient Greek
- τερψίχορος Ancient Greek
- χοραύλης Ancient Greek
- χορεία Ancient Greek
- χορεύω Ancient Greek
- χορηγός Ancient Greek
- χορός Ancient Greek
- *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- coral Portuguese
- coralino Portuguese
- coreto Portuguese
- kor Swedish
- cór Irish
- kórr Old Norse
- quer Old French
- ĥoro Esperanto
- χορός Greek (modern)
- côr Welsh
- côor Middle Dutch
- kōr Middle High German
- kuar Albanian
- cuer Middle French
- coro Old Portuguese
- côr Friulian
- choras Lithuanian
- coro Old Spanish