cápsula

From Latin capsula.

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)

• “cápsula” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
• “cápsula” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Latin capsula

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

cápsula f (plural cápsulas)

1. (pharmacy) capsule (small container containing a dose of medicine)

   Synonyms: píldora, pastilla, tableta

2. (astronautics) capsule

   cápsula espacial ― space capsule

3. cap, bottle cap

   cápsula de botella ― bottle cap

4. (media) spot, bulletin (short program segment)

   cápsula de radio ― radio spot

   cápsula informativa ― news brief

• “cápsula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014