pastilla

/pasˈtiʝa/ · B1 · noun · f

pill

pastilla — pill

💊🧼 Same word as English pastille: a small pressed tablet, from Latin pastillus

Latin pastillus meant a little roll or lozenge. In Spanish the word covers any small pressed block: a pill (pastilla para el dolor), a bar of soap (pastilla de jabón) or a bar of chocolate.

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