what does "yerberia" mean on a store window?

Question

I see the word Yerberia in the windows of shops that sell packaged herbs & other ethnic religious supplies, i.e., candles & talismans. It's not showing up in a Spanish dictionary or in Spanish to English translations. What does it translate to/mean in English?

Answer 1

They are stores that sell herbal medicines, offer spiritual advice, all sorts of new age nonsense. You hear this stuff on the Spanish language radio stations here in Southern California all the time. Sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes, but I'm tired of hearing people trying to sell me fake snake oil that claims to cure everything from general malaise to cancer.

Kevin is essentially right, this is the most likely meaning. Now, I hope none of the members reading your post are a Brujo, Kevin. But if you get a sudden bad case of the pimples, you know that someone got annoyed. ;-) - Gekkosan, Jul 21, 2010

"Fraud" among the brujos in Mexico has become so rampant that the Mexican government passed a law that brujos have to return the money if their magic doesn't work. - KevinB, Jul 21, 2010

"Brujos" have to respect your beliefs. Why don't you respect theirs? - LuisaGomezBartle, Jul 21, 2010

I respect the rights of brujos to believe anything they want. I don't respect people trying to make money defrauding other, desparate people. - KevinB, Jul 21, 2010

Answer 2

The word didn't make my dictionary either but I live in Southern California and they are everywhere!

But it is in the RAE:

yerbería.

1. f. Chile. herbolario (? tienda).

Maybe "Herbalist" - lagartijaverde, Jul 21, 2010

Answer 3

It must mean something like "herb store".

Answer 4

Hola,

Viene de yerba, o hierba...