pil

Senso (Inglese)

1. (feminine) a pill, a usually ball- or oval-shaped, coated portion of a drug to be taken orally
2. (feminine,with-definite-article) 'the' contraceptive pill
3. (feminine) an analogous ball-shaped object
4. (feminine,metonymically) an expert in pill use:
5. (feminine,metonymically) an expert in pill use:
6. (feminine,metonymically) an expert in pill use:
7. (feminine) a thick sandwich
8. (feminine) a hard kick on a balk or other object
9. (feminine) a bitter experience
10. (feminine) a large book, a tome

Sinonimi

tablet

pastille

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/pɪl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Middle Dutch pille, from Medieval Latin pilla, from Latin pilula, diminutive of pila (“ball”).