pilula

Meaning

1. (declension-1, feminine) A small ball, globule; pellet.
2. (declension-1, feminine) A pill.

Concepts

pill

💊

Bones

small ball

Translations

pilule

💊

píldora

💊

Pille

💊

Bones

globule

globilhon

glóbulo

glóbulo

pastilla

💊

glòbul

kürecik

Kügelchen

Bällchen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpɪ.ɫʊ.ɫa]

Etymology

Diminutive from pila (“ball, globe”) + -ula, said to be ultimately related to pilus (“hair”), since the balls used in Ancient Roman games were filled with hair.