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Spanish
Etymology
From comadre + -ón.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /komaˈdɾon/
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: co‧ma‧drón
Noun
comadrón m (plural comadrones, feminine comadrona, feminine plural comadronas)
- midwife
- Synonyms: matrona, partero
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 163:Apenas nace el niño, la comadrona le sacude en las nalgas un par de palmadas, para que la criatura llore y se prodzca en ella la reacción vital.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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