Also means
the Pill (contraceptive)
Usage Note
Pillola is feminine and forms a regular plural pillole. When used without an article to mean the contraceptive pill, Italians say prendere la pillola — 'to be on the Pill'. The phrase ingoiare la pillola ('to swallow the pill') means to put up with something unpleasant.
Examples
"Devo prendere la pillola ogni sera."
Natural Translation
I have to take the pill every evening.
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