Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈpildoɾa/

Line drawing of píldora
Coloured illustration of píldora
#2489 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

pill, tablet

Word origin

From Latin pilula ('little ball'), the diminutive of pila ('ball').

Origin
Latin
Root
pilula
English cognates
pill, pellet

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpildoras

Examples

.

Take one pill with breakfast every day.

recetó .

The doctor prescribed her some sleeping tablets.

.

She forgot to take the pill this morning.

.

These tablets relieve headaches.

tragarla.

The pill is too big to swallow.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 50.