curandera

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish curandera.

Noun

curandera (plural curanderas)

1. (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)

1. female equivalent of curandero, female shaman

Further reading

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