càpsula

See also: capsula, capsulá, and cápsula

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capsula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkap.su.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkap.su.la]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

càpsula f (plural càpsules)

1. capsule (membranous envelope)
2. capsule (detachable part of a spacecraft)

   Synonym: càpsula espacial

3. capsule (small container containing a dose of medicine)

Derived terms

• capsular
• capsuliforme
• encapsular

Related terms

• capsa

Further reading

• “càpsula”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007