Polyglot Dictionary

pílula

/ˈpilulɐ/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as pílulas

Meaning

  1. pill

    • Tome a pílula.

      Take the pill.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

comprimido

pílula often specifically refers to "the pill," birth control; comprimido is more general, any tablet — both mean "pill."

Similar in other languages

German

Pille

Pille is the German word for the same thing — both mean "pill."

Spanish

pastilla

pastilla is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pill."

Spanish

píldora

píldora is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pill."

Practice

1 What does pílula mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tome a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pílula?

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