curandero
/ˌkʊrənˈdɛroʊ/
noun
- A male traditional healer or folk medicine practitioner in Latin American cultures.
- In the remote village, the curandero was the only source of medical care.
- He learned the art of healing from his father, a respected curandero.
- The curandero performed a cleansing ritual to remove the patient's bad energy.
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