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)

1. pharmacy, drugstore
3. (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.