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How to Say "off-brand" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “off-brand” is “genérico” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2
adjectiveA2
store brand or non-premium label
A plain white medicine bottle with a simple white label and a blue cap, representing a product without a brand name.

Examples

Prefiero comprar el medicamento genérico porque es más barato.

I prefer to buy the generic medicine because it is cheaper.

Esta marca genérica de leche sabe igual que la famosa.

This off-brand milk tastes the same as the famous one.

¿Tienen una versión genérica de esta crema?

Do you have a generic version of this cream?

Using it as a Noun

You can use 'genérico' as a noun to mean 'a generic drug.' For example: 'El médico me recetó un genérico' (The doctor prescribed me a generic).

Placement of the adjective

Mistake: “un genérico medicamento”

Correction: un medicamento genérico

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