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