גלולה

Hebrew

Root
ג־ל־ל (g-l-l)

Noun

גְּלוּלָה • (g'lulá) f (plural indefinite גְּלוּלוֹת, singular construct גְּלוּלַת־, plural construct גְּלוּלוֹת־)

1. A tablet, a pill, a capsule, a caplet: a small, solid portion of a drug or drugs to be taken orally.
2. (specifically, informal) A birth control pill: =גלולה למניעת היריון (g'lulá lim'ni'át-herayón, “pill for the prevention of pregnancy”).

Synonyms

• (tablet, pill): כדור (kadúr, “ball”) (informal)

See also

• תרופה (t'rufá, “medication”)

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