Portuguese · Travel & Places
Farmácia
[/faʁˈmasiɐ/]
Pharmacy
Beginnernoun · f
Definition
A shop or hospital dispensary where medicinal drugs are prepared or sold.
Loja ou dispensário hospitalar onde medicamentos são preparados ou vendidos.
Example
Preciso ir à farmácia comprar remédio.
I need to go to the pharmacy to buy medicine.
Etymology
'Farmácia' comes from the Greek 'pharmakon', meaning drug or medicine, and has been adopted in Portuguese to denote places that dispense medications.
How & Where It’s Used
'Farmácia' is primarily a formal term used in healthcare contexts. It is commonly found in both spoken and written forms across Portuguese-speaking regions.