cápsula

See also: capsula, capsulá, and càpsula

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin capsula.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈka.pi.su.lɐ/, /ˈkap.su.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkap.su.la/, /ˈka.pi.su.la/

  • Hyphenation: cáp‧su‧la

Noun

cápsula f (plural cápsulas)

  1. (pharmacy) capsule (small container containing a dose of medicine)
  2. (physiology) capsule (membranous envelope)
  3. (botany) capsule (seed-case)
  4. (astronautics) capsule (part of spacecraft containing crew’s living space)
  5. pod (small vehicle)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capsula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkabsula/ [ˈkaβ̞.su.la]
  • Rhymes: -absula
  • Syllabification: cáp‧su‧la

Noun

cápsula f (plural cápsulas)

  1. (pharmacy) capsule (small container containing a dose of medicine)
    Synonyms: píldora, pastilla, tableta
  2. (astronautics) capsule
    cápsula espacialspace capsule
  3. cap, bottle cap
    cápsula de botellabottle cap
  4. (media) spot, bulletin (short program segment)
    cápsula de radioradio spot
    cápsula informativanews brief

Derived terms

Further reading

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