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cura.

cure (something that restores good health)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuɾa/[ˈku.ɾa]
  1. cure (something that restores good health)

    feminine
  2. drunkenness

    Bolivia · Chile · colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin cūra (“care, concern”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- (“to heed”).

noun/ˈkuɾa/[ˈku.ɾa]
  1. priest; curate

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin cūra (“monastic office holder, obedientiary”) from Latin cūra (“warden, administrator”) (originally "care, concern, public administration"; see above).

noun/ˈkuɾa/[ˈku.ɾa]
  1. avocado

    Colombia · dated · feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown.

noun/ˈkuɾa/[ˈku.ɾa]
  1. female equivalent of curo (“someone from Courland”)

    feminine · form-of
adj/ˈkuɾa/[ˈku.ɾa]
  1. feminine singular of curo

    feminine · form-of · singular
verb/ˈkuɾa/[ˈku.ɾa]
  1. inflection of curar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of curar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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