Socorro
See also: socorro
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Socorro
- A city, the county seat of Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.
- 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]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /suˈko.ʁu/
- 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)
- a female given name
Proper noun
Socorro f
- a neighborhood of the city of Lisbon; a former civil parish of the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal
- a village in North Goa district, Goa, India
Proper noun
Socorro m
- a district of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil
- a neighborhood of Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco, Brazil
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English Socorro.
Proper noun
Socorro f
- Socorro (a city and county seat of Socorro County, New Mexico, United States)
- Socorro (a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Spanish Socorro.
Proper noun
Socorro f
- (historical) a province of Gran Colombia