pharmacie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French farmacie, borrowed from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faʁ.ma.si/, (proscribed but common) /fɔʁ.ma.si/
Audio (RP) (file)
Homophone: pharmacies

Noun

pharmacie f (countable and uncountable, plural pharmacies)

pharmacy, drugstore
(uncountable) pharmacy (science of medicinal substances)

Derived terms

armoire à pharmacie

Further reading

“pharmacie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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