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58 words
Spanish word
pastilla
Pronunciation
IPA/pasˈtiʝa/
Meaning
- feminine nounpill
Example
No olvides la pastilla para la alergia.
Don't forget the allergy pill.
More examples
¿Tomaste la pastilla antes de acostarte?
Did you take the pill before going to bed?
Core concept
Small solid dose of medicine in tablet form.
Common phrases
una pastilla antes de dormir
a pill before bedtime
guardar la pastilla en el pastillero
store the pill in the pillbox
no mezclar la pastilla con alcohol
don't combine the pill with alcohol
Similar words
píldora: Small round solid medicine taken orally.
cápsula: Soft or gelatin shell containing powder or liquid medicine for swallowing.
comprimido: Flat solid medicine formed by compressing powdered ingredients and taken orally.
tableta: Large flat solid dose of medicine taken orally.
Definition in Spanish
Forma sólida y pequeña de medicamento destinada a ser ingerida por vía oral para administrar una dosis concreta.
Word origin
Coming from Latin pasta 'paste' through Old French pastille, the word refers to a small molded lump of paste used as medicine.
Usage tips
- Outside pharmaceutical contexts pastilla appears in compounds such as pastilla de freno for brake pad and also denotes lozenges, so context decides the meaning.
Other meanings
- lozengenoun
- brake padnoun
Related words
- pastilleropill casenoun