nodriza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin nūtrīcia, substantivization of the feminine of Latin nūtrīcius, an adjective based on Latin nūtrīcem, whence Old Spanish nodriz. Compare French nourrice, English nurse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /noˈdɾiθa/ [noˈð̞ɾi.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /noˈdɾisa/ [noˈð̞ɾi.sa]
• Rhymes: -iθa
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: no‧dri‧za

Noun

nodriza f (plural nodrizas)

1. wet nurse

Further reading

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