farmacia
See also: farmàcia and farmácia
Asturian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”)
Noun
farmacia f (plural farmacies)
- pharmacy (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed)
- Synonym: botica
- pharmacy (science of medicinal substances)
Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /far.maˈt͡ʃi.a/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: far‧ma‧cì‧a
Noun
farmacia f (plural farmacie)
- (pharmacy) pharmacy (shop), chemist's, drugstore
- pharmacy (science of medicinal substances)
Related terms
- farmaceutico
- farmacista
- farmacistico
- farmaco
- farmacologia
- farmacopea
- farmacoterapia
Occitan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Béarn) (file)
Noun
farmacia f (plural farmacias)
- pharmacy
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /faɾˈmaθja/ [faɾˈma.θja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /faɾˈmasja/ [faɾˈma.sja]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - (Spain) Rhymes: -aθja
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -asja
- Syllabification: far‧ma‧cia
Noun
farmacia f (plural farmacias)
- drugstore, pharmacy
- Synonyms: botica, droguería, despacho de farmacia, oficina de farmacia
- pharmacy (science of medicinal substances)
Derived terms
- farmacia de guardia
Related terms
- farmacéutico
- farmacología
Further reading
- “farmacia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014