Socorro

See also: socorro

English

Etymology

From Spanish socorro.

Proper noun

Socorro

  1. A city, the county seat of Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.
  2. A city in El Paso County, Texas, United States.

Derived terms

Portuguese

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]

  • Rhymes: -oʁu
  • Homophone: socorro
  • Hyphenation: So‧cor‧ro

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro, a title of the Virgin Mary.

Proper noun

Socorro f (plural Socorros)

  1. a female given name

Proper noun

Socorro f

  1. a neighborhood of the city of Lisbon; a former civil parish of the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal
  2. a village in North Goa district, Goa, India

Proper noun

Socorro m

  1. a district of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  2. a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil
  3. a neighborhood of Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English Socorro.

Proper noun

Socorro f

  1. Socorro (a city and county seat of Socorro County, New Mexico, United States)
  2. Socorro (a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish Socorro.

Proper noun

Socorro f

  1. (historical) a province of Gran Colombia