ricettacolo

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -akolo

Noun

ricettacolo m (plural ricettacoli)

  1. den (of thieves etc)
  2. refuge
  3. (botany) receptacle (of a flower)
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