fármaco

See also: farmaco and farmaco-

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pharmacum, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaʁ.ma.ku/ [ˈfaɦ.ma.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaʁ.ma.ku/ [ˈfaɦ.ma.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɾ.ma.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈfaʁ.ma.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɻ.ma.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfaɾ.mɐ.ku/

• Hyphenation: fár‧ma‧co

Noun

fármaco m (plural fármacos)

1. pharmaceutical, medication

   Synonym: medicamento

Further reading

• “fármaco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pharmacum, from Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɾmako/ [ˈfaɾ.ma.ko]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾmako
• Syllabification: fár‧ma‧co

Noun

fármaco m (plural fármacos)

1. medicine, medication

   Synonyms: medicina, medicamento

Derived terms

• psicofármaco

 

Further reading

• “fármaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10