witch doctor

witch doctor(
wihch
 
dak
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duhr
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el curandero
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la curandera
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The man consulted the village's witch doctor when his daughter fell sick.El hombre consultó al curandero del pueblo cuando su hija se enfermó.
b. el hechicero
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la hechicera
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I warned my sister that it wasn't a good idea to take her son to a witch doctor.Advertí a me hermana que no fuera buena idea llevar a su hijo a un hechicero.
c. el yerbero
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la yerbera
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The witch doctor knows all about herbal medicine.El yerbero sabe todo lo de la medicina herbal.
d. el yerbatero
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
, la yerbatera
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
(Southern Cone)
The witch doctor performed a ritual to heal the possessed man.El yerbatero realizó un ritual para sanar al hombre poseído.
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