nodriza

Spanish

Etymology

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/ [noˈð̞ɾi.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /noˈdɾisa/ [noˈð̞ɾi.sa]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -iθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -isa
  • Syllabification: no‧dri‧za

Noun

nodriza f (plural nodrizas)

  1. wet nurse

Further reading

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