apoteca
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē). Compare the inherited doublet bodega.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apoˈteka/ [a.poˈt̪e.ka]
- Rhymes: -eka
- Syllabification: a‧po‧te‧ca
Noun
apoteca f (plural apotecas)
- (archaic) drugstore, pharmacy
- Synonyms: botica, farmacia
- (archaic) mortgage
- Synonym: hipoteca
Related terms
- apotecario
- bodega
- botica
Further reading
- “apoteca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014