succor — This word can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means “help” or “aid” while as a verb, it just means you are offering help or aid to someone in need.
socorro — This is the Spanish word for “help” or, more specifically, for “succor.”
“Socorro” often comes up in Spanish texts in easy readers where a person finds himself in a predicament and yells …
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