receptáculo
Spanish, noun/reθebˈtakulo/
receptáculo is spelled R-E-C-E-P-T-Á-C-U-L-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 49,460th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Receptáculo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “receptacle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cavidad en la que puede contenerse algo”.
What does receptáculo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereceptacle
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cavidad en la que puede contenerse algo. 2. Extremo del pedúnculo de la flor donde se asientan las diferentes partes que la constituyen. 3. Refugio, guarida.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of receptáculo
- receptáculos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce receptáculo?
- /reθebˈtakulo/
- [re.θeβ̞ˈt̪a.ku.lo]
- /resebˈtakulo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to receptáculo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is receptáculo in Spanish?
receptáculo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).