pil

Meaning

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

Concepts

pill

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tablet

orb

pellet

pilule

contraceptive pill

bolus

pill

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lozenge

Synonyms

tablet

pastille

Translations

Pille

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pilule

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píldora

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píndola

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pílula

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pillola

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χάπι

comprimido

Tablette

comprimido

compressa

pastilla

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hap

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɪl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: pille

Borrowed from French: pile

In summary

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