curandeiro

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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Hyphenation: cu‧ran‧dei‧ro

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

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

Related terms

cura, curar, curandeirismo

See also

xamanismo

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