Polyglot Dictionary

pastilla

/pasˈtiʝa/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las pastillas

Meaning

  1. pill

    • Tomo una pastilla cada día.

      I take a pill every day.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

píldora

píldora often specifically refers to "the pill," birth control; pastilla is more general, any pill or tablet.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

comprimido

comprimido is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pill."

Portuguese

pílula

pílula is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pill."

Practice

1 What does pastilla mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tomo una ___ cada día.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pastilla?

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