pilule.
pill (small object to be swallowed)
Meaning & usage
pill (small object to be swallowed)
the contraceptive pill
prendre la pilule
pilule du lendemain
an unpleasant situation or piece of news
avaler la pilule
faire passer la pilule
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin pilula, apparently first attested in the fourteenth century, in turn inherited from the Classical Latin, attested in the medical sense in Pliny. Note that Italian pillola and Spanish píldora are widely regarded as inheritances, not borrowings.
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