/kooh'rddahn de"rddaw/ ; Eng. /koor'euhn dair"oh/ , n. , pl. curanderos /-de"rddaws/ ; Eng. /-dair"ohz/ . Spanish.
a folk healer or medicine man who uses herbs or hallucinogenic plants, magic, and spiritualism to treat illness, induce visions, impart traditional wisdom, etc.