curandera

[ koo-rahn-de-rah; English koor-uhn-dair-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Spanish.

, plural cu·ran·de·ras [koo-, r, ahn-, de, -, r, ahs, k, oo, r-, uh, n-, dair, -, uh, z].

a female folk healer or medicine woman who uses herbs or psychoactive plants, magic, and spiritualism to treat illness, induce visions, impart traditional wisdom, etc.; a female shaman.

Anaya recalled that decades ago certain New Mexico schools banned Bless Me, Ultima, whose protagonist is a curandera, or healer.

I myself am a 'curandera,' or healer, and I am on my way to see a man who is very ill.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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