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/Sounds like "chah" (as in "chat") + "MAHN" (as in "mark")/

Meaning

An indigenous spiritual healer who uses medicinal plants, rituals, and ancestral wisdom to cure physical and spiritual ailments. Shamans are the bridge between the human world and the spiritual realm.

Examples

The shaman healed him with a plant medicine ceremony.

We went to a shaman in the Amazon and it was a life-changing experience.

Regional synonyms

To completely upend the rules or the established order, usually abruptly. In Argentina and Uruguay, patear el tablero means blowing up what was agreed in order to start fresh, flipping the whole board over when a process has stalled or when someone decides the current setup simply is not working.