botica

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from French boutique, from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apotheca (“storehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”).

Noun

botica f (plural botiques)

1. pharmacy
2. boutique

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French boutique, from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apothēca (“storehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Doublet of bodega and butique.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈt͡ʃi.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈt͡ʃi.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈt͡ʃi.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈti.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: bo‧ti‧ca

Noun

botica f (plural boticas)

1. (archaic) general store (store which sells a large variety of useful things)

   Synonyms: armazém, (Rio Grande do Sul) bolicho, bodega, mercearia, venda

2. (archaic) pharmacy (place where prescription drugs are dispensed)

   Synonyms: drogaria, farmácia

Related terms

• boticário

Descendants

• Papiamentu: botika

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French boutique, from Old Occitan botica, from Latin apotheca (“storehouse”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Compare the Spanish doublet bodega.

Noun

botica f (plural boticas)

1. drugstore, pharmacy

   Synonym: farmacia

2. drug, medicament

   Synonym: medicamento

Related terms

• bodega
• boticario
• botiquín
• apoteca

Descendants

• → Basque: botika
• → Cebuano: botika
• → Papiamentu: botika
• → Tagalog: botika

Further reading

• “botica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014