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
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French boutique,[1] 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/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /boˈt͡ʃi.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /buˈti.kɐ/
- Hyphenation: bo‧ti‧ca
Noun
botica f (plural boticas)
Related terms
Descendants
- Papiamentu: botika
References
- “botica” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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)
- drugstore, pharmacy
- Synonym: farmacia
- drug, medicament
- Synonym: medicamento
Descendants
Further reading
- “botica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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