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Where does “chora” come from?

chora (Spanish) comes from Spanish choro, from Caló choro, from Serbo-Croatian ćor, from Ottoman Turkish كور, from Persian کور, from Middle Persian kwl.

chora (Spanish): rude person; vagina; feminine singular of choro

Definitions

  1. rude person; vagina; feminine singular of choro

Ancestry of “chora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchorocool; brave and/or aggressive person; mussel
2Calóchorothief
3Serbo-Croatianćorblind; blind in one eye
4Ottoman Turkishكورblind
5Persianکورblind
6Middle Persiankwl—

Words derived from “chora”

  • choras
Every word from Middle Persian kwl →