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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin nūtrīcia, substantivization of the feminine of Latin nūtrīcius, an adjective based on Latin nūtrīcem, whence Old Spanish nodriz. Compare French nourrice, English nurse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /noˈdɾiθa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /noˈdɾisa/
- Rhymes: -iθa
- Rhymes: -isa
- Syllabification: no‧dri‧za
Noun
nodriza f (plural nodrizas)
- wet nurse
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