récipient

See also: recipient

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin 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)

1. container, vessel, recipient

Related terms

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

Further reading

• “récipient”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.