Polyglot Dictionary

socorro

/soˈkoro/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los socorros

Meaning

  1. help

    • ¡Socorro, me ahogo!

      Help, I'm drowning!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

auxilio

socorro is the emergency cry for "help!", like calling for rescue; auxilio is similar, formal emergency assistance.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

ajuda

ajuda is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "help."

Practice

1 What does socorro mean?

2 Fill the gap: ¡___, me ahogo!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches socorro?

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