botica

Asturian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈtika/, [boˈt̪i.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: bo‧ti‧ca

Noun

botica f (plural botiques)

1. pharmacy
2. boutique

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈtika/ [boˈt̪i.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: bo‧ti‧ca

Noun

botica f (plural boticas)

1. drugstore, pharmacy

   Synonym: farmacia

2. drug, medicament

   Synonym: medicamento

Related terms

• apoteca
• bodega
• boticario
• botiquín

 

Descendants

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

Further reading

• “botica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10