curandeiro

Portuguese

Etymology

From curar (“to cure”), from Latin curō, from Proto-Indo-European *koys- (“to care for, cure”). By surface analysis, curar +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐ̃ˈde(j).ɾu/ [ku.ɾɐ̃ˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐ̃ˈde(j).ɾu/ [ku.ɾɐ̃ˈde(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐ̃ˈde(j).ɾo/ [ku.ɾɐ̃ˈde(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐ̃ˈdej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐ̃ˈdej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐ̃ˈde.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: cu‧ran‧dei‧ro

Noun

curandeiro m (plural curandeiros, feminine curandeira, feminine plural curandeiras)

1. healer (person who heals)
2. shaman (practitioner of plant/folk medicines)

Synonyms

• (healer): curador, médico, doutor
• (witch doctor): xamã, pajé

Related terms

• cura, curar, curandeirismo

See also

• xamanismo