farmacia
pharmacy
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The place where medicine is sold
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medicine store
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Farmacia means pharmacy and is a direct cognate of the English word.
farmacia
pharmacy, drugstore
The shop where a pharmacist fills prescriptions and sells medicine.
Voy a la farmacia por unas aspirinasI'm going to the pharmacy for some aspirin
Hay una farmacia abierta en la esquinaThere's a pharmacy open on the corner
pharmacy (field / profession)
The field of study and the profession, the science of preparing medicines.
Mi hermana estudia farmacia en la universidadMy sister studies pharmacy at the university
La farmacia combina la química con la medicinaPharmacy combines chemistry with medicine