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curare
- /kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi/ UK
- /kjʊˈɹɑ.ɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From a Cariban language; compare Kari'na urari, Trió urari, wïrari, Akawaio urari, Pemon urari, Macushi urari, referring to various vines of genus Strychnos.
noun curares · curari · urare · urari · woorari · wurali
- A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content.
- Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae.
- A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery.
Translations
Talk about this word "curare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/curare. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. curare. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/curare "curare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/curare.Cite this
@misc{curare_2026,
title = {curare},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/curare},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
