What does "chor" mean in Spanish?

Question

Many of my students are using the word "chor" for shorts on their clothing projects. I have never seen this word nor heard it used. Can it be used for the word shorts? I have always seen and used "cortos".

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Oct 30, 2011

Answer 1

that's a really common anglicism in latin america for shorts, and is not "chor" we try to say shorts, its just the pronunciation that we have that make it sound like that

Answer 2

that's a really common anglicism in latin america for shorts, and is not "chor" we try to say shorts, its just the pronunciation that we have that make it sound like that

Jeeeez, that makes me

I feel your pain, but then this is how languages evolve. Maybe one day chor will be accepted as an official Spanish word? - MaryMcc, Oct 30, 2011

Hedita should hang out around some Chicanos in East LA sometime. - Beatrice-Codder, Oct 30, 2011

¡Ten piedad, mi reina! Para muchos hispanoparlantes, la "sh" es un sonido dificíl. - samdie, Oct 30, 2011

Answer 3

Estoy de acuerdo con saratoga

Answer 4

Hmmm, could it be our chore they are referring to? As in "the school project is such a chore?"

If so:

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•to do the chores -> hacer las tareas

•what a chore! -> ¡vaya lata!

Answer 5

in spanish chor means care