pillola blu

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “blue pill”.

Noun

pillola blu f

1. (medicine) blue pill (therapeutic enabling sexual function)
   • 2021, Masterchef Italia, season 10, episode 9, spoken by Bruno Barbieri:

     La cipolla rossa di Tropea invece contiene molto ossido nitroso, lo stesso principio attivo della pillolina blu.

     The red onion of Tropea, on the other hand, contains a lot of nitrous oxide, the same active ingredient of the little blue pill.