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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/
Noun
cápsula f (plural cápsulas)
- (pharmacy) capsule (small container containing a dose of medicine)
- (physiology) capsule (membranous envelope)
- (botany) capsule (seed-case)
- (astronautics) capsule (part of spacecraft containing crew’s living space)
- pod (small vehicle)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin capsula.
Pronunciation
Noun
cápsula f (plural cápsulas)
- (pharmacy) capsule (small container containing a dose of medicine)
- Synonyms: píldora, pastilla, tableta
- (astronautics) capsule
- cápsula espacial ― space capsule
- cap, bottle cap
- cápsula de botella ― bottle cap
- (media) spot, bulletin (short program segment)
- cápsula de radio ― radio spot
- cápsula informativa ― news brief
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