tabletas masticables
/tabletas mastikables/from spelling rules
The English phrase "chewable tablets" is translated into Spanish as tabletas masticables.
This phrase refers to medicines in solid form that are designed to be chewed before swallowing.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of tabletas (tablets) and the adjective masticables (chewable), derived from the verb masticar (to chew).
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form is tableta masticable, where both the noun and the adjective are singular. The word pastillas is a common synonym for tabletas when referring to small medicinal doses.
Did you know?
- The word tabletas can also refer to chocolate bars in many Latin American countries, which can lead to humorous confusion in a retail setting.
- In Spain, the term pastilla can also refer to a bar of soap, meaning a pharmacist and a soap maker might use the same word for different solid objects.
- While tabletas is the technical term, Spanish speakers often use pastillas for any pill, a word that originally referred to small pieces of 'paste' or 'dough'.
Examples in context
- El medicamento viene en forma de comprimidos masticables.The medication comes in the form of chewable tablets.
- Estas pastillas masticables son especialmente diseñadas para niños pequeños.These chewable pills are specially designed for small children.
- Necesito comprar tabletas masticables para la tos.I need to buy chewable tablets for the cough.
- Estas tabletas masticables tienen sabor a menta.These chewable tablets are mint flavored.
- El doctor recomendó tabletas masticables para el niño.The doctor recommended chewable tablets for the child.
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are in a pharmacy.
- Elena¿Tienes tabletas masticables para el dolor de estómago?Do you have chewable tablets for stomach pain?
- DanielSí, las tengo en este estante, Elena.Yes, I have them on this shelf, Elena.
- ElenaPerfecto, ¿cuánto cuestan las tabletas masticables?Perfect, how much do the chewable tablets cost?
- DanielCuestan diez euros, Elena.They cost ten euros, Elena.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
