different between pharmacy vs albarello

English

Etymology

From Middle English pharmacy, borrowed from Middle French pharmacie, from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from ???????? (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), of uncertain but likely Pre-Greek origin.

Attested since late 14th century.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: fär'm?s? IPA^(key): /?f??m?si/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??m?si/

Noun

pharmacy (countable and uncountable, plural pharmacies)

1. (countable) A place where prescription drugs are dispensed; a dispensary.
2. (uncountable) The science of medicinal substances comprising pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry and forensics.
3. (uncountable) The occupation of a pharmacist.

Related terms

• pharmacist
• pharmacology

Translations

See also

• apothecary
• chemist
• drugstore

Further reading

• pharmacy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• pharmacy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• pharmacy at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian albarello.

Noun

albarello (plural albarelli or albarellos)

1. A ceramic pharmacy or drug jar, generally majolica ware, usually tall rather than wide, and often of a waisted shape.

Translations

References

• Oxford English Dictionary
• New York Public Library

Portuguese

Noun

albarello m (plural albarellos)

1. albarello (ceramic pharmacy or drug jar)