cura
Spanish, noun
cura is spelled C-U-R-A (4 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,872nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “cure (something that restores good health)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of curo (“someone from Courland”). With an accent, curá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of curar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de cuidar”.
What does cura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecure (something that restores good health)
- 2
colloquialfemininedrunkenness
noun
- 1
masculinepriest; curate
noun
- 1
datedfeminineavocado
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of curo (“someone from Courland”)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of curo
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of curar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de cuidar. 2. Condición o carácter de curador. 3. Acción o efecto de curar. 4. Conjunto de fármacos y procedimientos que se prescriben para curar o aliviar una dolencia.
noun: 1. Sacerdote encargado de cuidar, instruir, y dar pasto espiritual a una feligresía o parroquia. 2. Por extensión, ministro cualquiera de un culto religioso.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cura
- curas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to cura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cura in Spanish?
cura appears 29 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).