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recipe

[ res-uh-pee ]

noun

  1. a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:

    a recipe for a cake.

  2. a medical prescription.
  3. a method to attain a desired end:

    a recipe for success.



recipe

/ ˈɛɪɪ /

noun

  1. a list of ingredients and directions for making something, esp a food preparation
  2. med (formerly) a medical prescription
  3. a method for achieving some desired objective

    a recipe for success

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recipe1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: take, imperative singular of recipere to receive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recipe1

C14: from Latin, literally: take (it)! from recipere to take, receive
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Let pesto be your excuse to cook without a recipe — and eat with abandon.

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