receptáculo

See also: receptaculo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin receptāculum (“receptacle”), from receptō (“I receive back or again, recover”), frequentative of recipiō (“I receive; hold back, reserve”), from re- (“back, again”) + capiō (“I hold”).

Noun

receptáculo m (plural receptáculos)

  1. receptacle

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin receptāculum (“receptacle”), from receptō (“I receive back or again, recover”), frequentative of recipiō (“I receive; hold back, reserve”), from re- (“back, again”) + capiō (“I hold”).

Noun

receptáculo m (plural receptáculos)

  1. receptacle
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