curandera

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish curandera.

Noun

curandera (plural curanderas)

(often italicized) A specifically female curandero, or traditional Central American healer

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuɾanˈdeɾa/ [ku.ɾãn̪ˈd̪e.ɾa]
Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: cu‧ran‧de‧ra

Noun

curandera f (plural curanderas)

female equivalent of curandero, female shaman

Further reading

“curandero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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