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/Sounds like "koo" (as in "cool") + "rahn" (as in "rapper") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "roh" (as in "row")/

Meaning

A folk healer who cures illnesses, ailments, or negative energies using plants, rituals, and ancestral knowledge. Curanderos are the traditional doctors in many Latin American communities where modern medicine isn't available or trusted.

Examples

The folk healer cured her stomach pain with herbal tea.

In my town people still go to the curandero before the doctor.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Bolivia
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de México
Bandera de Perú
Chamán
Bandera de Bolivia
Yatiri

Literally a black vulture from the Venezuelan plains, but in everyday speech it means someone who only shows up when there's something to gain from someone else's bad luck. The human zamuro circles overhead waiting for things to fall apart so they can swoop in.