curandero

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish curandero. === Noun === curandero (plural curanderos or curanderoes) A traditional Central American healer. ==== Related terms ==== curandera curanderismo ==== See also ==== curandero on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish curandero. === Noun === curandero m (plural curanderos) quacksalver, shaman, witch doctor curandero === Further reading === “curandero”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuɾanˈdeɾo/ [ku.ɾãn̪ˈd̪e.ɾo] Rhymes: -eɾo Syllabification: cu‧ran‧de‧ro === Noun === curandero m (plural curanderos, feminine curandera, feminine plural curanderas) shaman, witch doctor Synonyms: shamán, nahual (Mexico) quack (one who practices medicine without authority) Synonym: matasanos healer Synonym: sanador === Further reading === “curandero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025