pil

Betekenis (English)

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

Synonyms

tablet

pastille

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɪl/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: pille

Borrowed from Frans: pile

In summary

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