CURARE


Meaning of CURARE in English

[ kjʊ'rα:ri ]

■ noun a paralysing poison obtained from the bark and stems of some South American plants and traditionally used by Indian peoples as an arrow poison.

Origin

C18: from a Carib word, partly via Sp. and Port.

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