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pilula.

A small ball, globule; pellet.

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɪ.ɫʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈpiː.lu.la]
  1. A small ball, globule; pellet.

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. A pill.

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin pilus? Latin pila Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin pilula Diminutive from pila (“ball, globe”) + -ula, said to be ultimately related to pilus (“hair”), since the balls used in Ancient Roman games were filled with hair.

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