What does curandeiro in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word curandeiro in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use curandeiro in Portuguese.

The word curandeiro in Portuguese means healer, curandeiro, curandeiro, curandeiro, curandeiro, curandeiro, curandeiro. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word curandeiro

healer

(que cura) (traditional, magic)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

curandeiro

noun (abbr (person: faith healer)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Ela visitou um curandeiro, esperando encontrar uma cura.
She visited a healer, hoping he might offer a cure.

curandeiro

noun (alternative healer) (cura alternativa)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

curandeiro

noun (shaman, spiritual healer)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Europeans called Native American healers "witch doctors" because they didn't understand the culture.

curandeiro

noun ([sb]: heals with prayer, etc.)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

curandeiro

noun (shaman, magician)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

curandeiro

noun (AU, NZ, UK, slang (doctor) (gíria, doutor)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
I have to go see the quack to get this mole checked out.

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