recipe
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin recipiō (“receive”). Compare receipt.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
recipe (plural recipes)
- (medicine, archaic) A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions. [from 16th c.]
- Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients. [from 17th c.]
- By extension, a plan or procedure to obtain a given end result. [from 17th c.]
- His new approach is definitely a recipe for success.
- Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes. [from 18th c.]
Translations [edit]
instructions for making or preparing food dishes
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Anagrams [edit]
Interlingua [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /reˈtsi.pe/
Verb [edit]
recipe
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
recipe
- second-person singular present active imperative of recipiō
- "take thou back"
- "receive thou"