Boticario (en. Apothecary)

/bo.tiˈka.ɾjo/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Definition: Health professional responsible for dispensing medications and advising patients on their use.

Example Sentence: The apothecary recommended a cough syrup to me.

El boticario me recomendó un jarabe para la tos.

Definition: An old term that was used to refer to a pharmacist.

Example Sentence: In the novel, the apothecary was a very wise character in health care.

En la novela, el boticario era un personaje muy sabio en el cuidado de la salud.

Definition: A person who worked in a pharmacy, even in past times, where remedies and herbs were sold.

Example Sentence: The apothecary had a wide variety of medicinal herbs.

El boticario tenía una amplia variedad de especias medicinales.

Etymology/Origin: From the Latin 'boticarius', meaning 'small pharmacy' or 'dispensary.'

Common Phrase: the village apothecary

Common Phrase Meaning: Refers to the community figure who provides medications to the locality.

el boticario de la aldea

Common Phrase: consult the apothecary

Common Phrase Meaning: Means to seek advice about medications or treatments from a pharmacist.

consultar al boticario

Common Phrase: on-call apothecary

Common Phrase Meaning: Refers to the pharmacist who is on duty to handle emergencies.

boticario de guardia

Related Word: pharmacy

Related Word Description: Establishment where medications are sold.

botica

Related Word: drugstore

Related Word Description: Place where medications and health products are dispensed.

farmacia

Related Word: medication

Related Word Description: Substance used to treat or prevent diseases.

medicamento

Slang Meaning: Boti

Slang Example: I’m going to buy a couple of things at the boti.

Voy a comprar un par de cosas al boti.

Slang Meaning: Botic

Slang Example: They sell some really good pills at the botic.

En el botic venden unas pastillas muy buenas.