Today's
word is: "farmacia" = chemist's/
drugstore
In
Spanish, “farmacia”
is a feminine noun of Latin/ Greek origin, which means chemists/
drugstore
and is used as in:
- La farmacia está al lado del banco (the chemist's/ pharmacy is next door to the bank);
The noun “farmacia”
is used also to refer to pharmacology or pharmacy, as
in:
- Estudié farmacia en la universidad (I studied pharmacy at university)
A
related word is “farmacéutico”/
“farmacéutica”,
a describing word/ adjective meaning pharmaceutical,
as in:
- La industria farmacéutica (the pharmaceutical industry);
A related word is
“farmacéutico”/ “farmacéutica”, could also be
a noun meaning pharmacist, as in:
- Pedro es farmacéutico (Pedro is a pharmacist)
- María es farmacéutica (Maria is a pharmacist)
Also
related is the word “fármaco”,
a noun meaning drug
or medicine,
as in:
- Fármacos de nueva generación (new generation drugs/ medicines)
Some
Spanish expressions with the word “farmacia”
are:
- Auxiliar de farmacia (chemist's assistant);
- Farmacia de guardia (out of hours or all night chemist's/ drugstore);
- Farmacia de turno (out of hours or all night chemist's/ drugstore);
- Farmacia piloto (out of hours or all night chemist's/ drugstore -Cuba);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "farmacia" in the YouTube clip:
Guasones - Farmacia (video oficial)
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “farmacia”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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