recipe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• receipt (obsolete)

[edit] Etymology

From Latin recipiō (“‘receive’”). First used by physicians when writing prescriptions or instructions for mixing a medicine. Later it was extended to writing down instructions on making food dishes.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

recipe (plural recipes)

1. Instructions for making or preparing food dishes.
2. Any mixture instructions.

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ceeipr
• pierce, Pierce

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

recipe

1. second-person singular active imperative of recipiō.