kapsel

kapsel = bottle cap in Polish

A number of words come crom the Latin “capsula” (small box or chest).

capsule in English
capsule (capsule; bottle cap) in French
capsula (capsule; crown in a tooth) in Italian
cápsula (capsule) in Portuguese & Spanish
càpsula (capsule) in Catalan
капсула {kapsula} (capsule) in Bulgarian, Macedonian & Russian
капсюль {kapsjul} (percussion cap) in Russian
kapsuła (capsule) in Polish
kapsel (capsule) in Danish
kapsel (haircut; capsule) in Dutch
Kapsel (capsule) in German
Kapsel (capsule; bottle cap) in Luxembourgish
kapsel (capsule) in Norwegian
kapsel (bottle cap) in Polish

We often played a game called “kapsle” (bottle caps) when I was a child.

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