how to pronounce receptacle

/ɹəˈsɛptəkəl/

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receptacle is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of receptacle in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… Show was a receptacle for a man's urine …”

meanings of receptacle

noun:

A container.
In the Asteraceae (aster or sunflower family), the end of the peduncle to which all of the florets of the flower head are attached.
(botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.
A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply portable appliances or equipment.
A structure at the end of a branch of an alga containing conceptacles (reproductive organs).
An organ that receives and holds a secretion.

receptacle frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word receptacle occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics receptacle can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that receptacle can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;