Meaning of the word "corito"?

Question

I am having trouble with the title of this Spanish Christian song. The title of the song is "Este Corito Es". The first lines of the song are:

"Este corito es para alabar a Dios y si tu le alabas tambien sientes lo mismo que yo Y yo siento que el espíritu santo se esta derramando en mi corazon y que una nube del cielo se esta vislumbrando en la casa de Dios" (sorry I couldn't find the exact punctuation).

I'm having trouble with the word "corito". It seems to mean naked, but I can't see where that would fit into this context. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Answer 1

This small chorus/ choir ?

you are totally right! - Raoul_B, Oct 31, 2012

gracias, amigos. it made sense. - annierats, Oct 31, 2012

Good job! - francobollo, Oct 31, 2012

Answer 2

I can't believe I didn't think of the diminutive! I couldn't understand why a religious song would sing about being naked! LOL.

Lol, he singing was a bit of clue, really. - annierats, Nov 1, 2012

Answer 3

Annie is right of course....."little chorus" (or possibly "dear chorus")

You probably weren´t able to find "corito" in the dictionary because words with their diminutives ("ito," etc) are not listed. You would have to look for the root spelling of "coro."

Answer 4

Here is a link to a game about diminutives we played several months ago. There is a lesson attached and some good illustrations from other SD members. It will make things clear in the future for words like coro and corito & how they fit together. Just click on this link:

diminutives link

Thanks for that link! - crabbycat, Nov 1, 2012

Good link - rac1, Nov 1, 2012

Answer 5

Annierats is right--and I'll add: corito is the diminutive of coro (choir).

Answer 6

This time the diminutive is trying to give a loving,charming meaning to the word "coro"

It's nice to have your input. - katydew, Nov 2, 2012