recipe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions.
  2. Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients.
  3. A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription.
  4. Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes.
  5. A set of conditions and parameters of an industrial process to obtain a given result.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛsɪpi/ /ˈɹɛsəpi/ En-us-recipe.ogg /ˈɹesəpi/ /ˈɾɛsɪpe/ /-pɪ/ /-pi/ /ˈɾɛsɪpi/

Word forms

recipe recipes

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French récipé, from Latin recipe, second person singular imperative of Latin recipiō (“receive”).

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