cura

/ˈkuɾa/ · A2 · noun · f

remedy

💊 cura = cure: same Latin root cura (care), just swap the final e for a

From Latin cura, meaning care or attention, the same root as English cure, curator and accurate. Care given to the sick became the remedy itself. In Chile and nearby countries, cura is also slang for drunkenness.

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