🇪🇸 Spanish

pastilla

feminine

la pastilla

pill

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pastilla
/la pasˈtiʎa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say pastilla in Spanish?

IPA
/la pasˈtiʎa/

How do you pronounce pastilla in Spanish?

pastilla is pronounced /la pasˈtiʎa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La pastilla azul es más efectiva que la pastilla roja para este dolor de cabeza.

The blue pill is more effective than the red pill for this headache.

Tomé una pastilla pequeña esta mañana y ya me siento mejor.

I took a small pill this morning and I already feel better.

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Why is it feminine?

Pastilla is feminine because it derives from the Latin "pastilla" (feminine form of the diminutive of "pasta"). In Spanish, nouns ending in "-illa" are typically feminine, and this gender was preserved from Latin through the Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for pill?

The Spanish word for pill is la pastilla — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchpilulelafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianpillolalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesecomprimido flips!omasculine

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