boticário

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin apothēcārius. By surface analysis, botica +‎ -ário. Doublet of apotecário.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /bo.t͡ʃiˈka.ɾi.u/ [bo.t͡ʃiˈka.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /bo.t͡ʃiˈka.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bo.t͡ʃiˈka.ɾi.o/ [bo.t͡ʃiˈka.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /bo.t͡ʃiˈka.ɾjo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bu.tiˈka.ɾju/

Hyphenation: bo‧ti‧cá‧ri‧o

Noun

boticário m (plural boticários, feminine boticária, feminine plural boticárias)

(dated) pharmacist; chemist (professional who dispenses pharmaceutical drugs)
Synonyms: farmacêutico, farmacista
(dated) shopkeeper (one who runs a store)
Synonym: lojista

Related terms

botica

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