socorro

help

noun soh-KOH-rroh Rare

Origin: From Latin succurrere (to run to help), from sub- + currere (to run).

Also means

relief

Usage Note

Socorro is also used as an exclamation — ¡Socorro! ('Help!') — which makes it one of the most practically useful words to know. As a noun it refers to aid given in an emergency (pedir socorro — to call for help). The verb socorrer means to go to someone's aid; the adjective socorrido can colloquially mean 'handy' or 'useful' in everyday speech.

Examples

"El náufrago pedía socorro desde la isla."

Natural Translation

The castaway was calling for help from the island.

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