pílula
Portuguese, noun/ˈpi.lu.lɐ/
pílula is spelled P-Í-L-U-L-A (6 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 16,248th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pílula is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “pill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “medicamento apresentado com o formato de pastilha; o mesmo que comprimido”.
What does pílula mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepill
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. medicamento apresentado com o formato de pastilha; o mesmo que comprimido 2. coisa difícil de acreditar e/ou desagradável 3. contraceptivo oral feminino que actua sobre o ciclo hormonal de forma a inibir a ovulação.
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pílula
- pílulas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pílula?
- Brazil /ˈpi.lu.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈpi.lu.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pílula
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pílula in Portuguese?
pílula appears 3.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).