nodriza

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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)

  1. wet nurse

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