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

/ ˈrɛsɪpɪ /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of recipe¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of recipe¹

C14: from Latin, literally: take (it)! from recipere to take, receive

Example Sentences

I feel like I have to put every tip into one phenomenal recipe.

From Los Angeles Times

I voted regularly and had a pretty good smoothie recipe.

From Los Angeles Times

My family’s adaptation is not made with milk or half-and-half as most current recipes of today are, but it does have a tad bit cream as a finishing option.

From Salon

A quick google brings up countless recipes incorporating matcha, both sweet and savory.

From Salon

As a wedding present, her sister collected and compiled maternal and paternal family recipes and put them into a book for her.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• method
• prescription
• program
• technique