cápsula
See also: capsula, capsulá, and càpsula
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin capsula.
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)
Further reading
- “cápsula” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “cápsula” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Latin capsula
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkabsula/ [ˈkaβ̞.su.la]
- Rhymes: -absula
- Syllabification: cáp‧su‧la
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
Related terms
- capsular
- encapsular
- microcápsula
Further reading
- “cápsula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014