socorro
See also: Socorro
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- soccorro (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /soˈko.ʁu/ [soˈko.hu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /soˈko.ʁu/ [soˈko.χu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /soˈko.ʁo/ [soˈko.ho]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈko.ʁu/
- Hyphenation: so‧cor‧ro
Etymology 1
Deverbal of socorrer.
Interjection
socorro!
- help!
Noun
socorro m (plural socorros)
- succour (aid, assistance or relief given to one in distress)
Verb
socorro
- first-person singular present indicative of socorrer
Spanish
Etymology
Deverbal of socorrer. Compare English succor.
Interjection
¡socorro!
- help!, mayday!
Noun
socorro m (plural socorros)
- relief (provision)
- help, aid
- Synonyms: auxilio, ayuda
Derived terms
- llamada de socorro (“distress call; mayday, SOS”)
- señal de socorro (“distress signal; mayday, SOS”)
Verb
socorro
- first-person singular present indicative of socorrer
Further reading
- “socorro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014