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feminine
/ˈpildoɾa/
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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.
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