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feminine
la pillola
pill
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How do you say pillola in Italian?
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/la ˈpillola/
How do you pronounce pillola in Italian?
pillola is pronounced /la ˈpillola/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La pillola anticoncezionale nuova è molto efficace.
The new contraceptive pill is very effective.
Quella pillola blu è la più popolare tra le donne italiane.
That blue pill is the most popular among Italian women.
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Why is it feminine?
Pillola is feminine because it derives from the Latin "pilula," the diminutive form of "pila" (ball), which retained the feminine gender of its Latin root through Italian's standard evolution of Latin -a endings into feminine nouns.
What is the Italian word for pill?
The Italian word for pill is la pillola — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | pilule | la | feminine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | pastilla | la | feminine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | comprimido flips! | o | masculine |
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