chorinho

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Portuguese

Etymology

From choro +‎ -inho.

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

chorinho m (plural chorinhos)

  1. diminutive of choro
  2. (music, uncountable) Synonym of choro (“Brazilian popular music genre”)
    • 2001, Toquei Algo Como Blues, Sem Me Dar Conta Disso…, José Veríssimo da Silva, Thesaurus Editora, →ISBN, page 71:
      Nessa ocasião, a partir de gêneros musicais nativos como o samba, o chorinho e o samba-canção somados à influência do jazz, introduzido com as grandes orquestras do início do século, desenvolvia-se, rapidamente, a ainda embrionária Bossa Nova.
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