sembradoras

noun

sem·​bra·​do·​ras

ˌsembrəˈdōrəz,

-rəs

plural -es

: an agricultural dance of Michoacan, Mexico, performed on Candlemas Day by a group of men and women with mime of sowing and harvesting

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, feminine of sembradores sowers, plural of sembrador sower, from Latin seminator, from seminatus (past participle of seminare to sow, plant) + -or

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