Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curandero

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: cu-ran-dero
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Central American healer.

Example Sentences

"It was left for the curandero to work alone, to seek a solution in a stronger source, in some supernatural realm that might break a normal man."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish curandero.

Inflected Forms

curanderos (plural) curanderoes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

curandera curanderismo

Questions

What does curandero mean?: A traditional Central American healer.
Where does curandero come from?: Borrowed from Spanish curandero.

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