pastilla

English

Alternative forms

Noun

pastilla (plural pastillas)

A Moroccan meat pie, usually of pigeon

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /pəsˈti.ʎə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /pasˈti.ʎa/
Rhymes: -iʎa

Noun

pastilla f (plural pastilles)

bar (of soap, chocolate, etc.)
pill, tablet

Further reading

“pastilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pastellum (“dough, paste”), a diminutive form of pasta (“dough, paste”), equivalent to pasta +‎ -illa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pasˈti.ʎa/
(ll-y neutralization) IPA^(key): /pasˈti.ʝa/

Noun

pastilla f (plural pastillas)

pill
cake (block of a dense material)
bar (block of soap or chocolate)
cube (cube of stock)
pad (brake pad)

Synonyms

(pill): píldora, tableta

Derived terms

a toda pastilla
pastilla anticonceptiva

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