récipient

See also: recipient

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin recipiens, recipientem, present participle of recipere from re- + capere "to catch." Cognate with English recipient "receiver," Italian, Spanish recipiente "vessel"

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁe.si.pjɑ̃/
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Noun

récipient m (plural récipients)

container, vessel, recipient

Related terms

réception (“reception”)
recevoir (“receive”)

Further reading

“récipient” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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