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English

Alternative spellings

receipt

Etymology

From Latin recipere ("to 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.

Noun

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

Translations

Arabic:
Chinese: 菜谱 (càipǔ)
Czech: {{t-|cs|recept|m}}
Dutch: {{t+|nl|recept|n}}
Estonian:
Finnish: resepti, ruokaresepti
French: {{t+|fr|recette|f}}
German: Rezept , Kochrezept
Greek: συνταγή (si[n]dayí)
Hebrew: מתכון (matkón)
Hungarian:

Interlingua: recepta
Italian: {{t+|it|ricetta|f}}
Japanese: {{t|ja|調理手順|tr=chōritejun|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|レシピ|tr=resipi|sc=Jpan}}
Korean: 처방 (cheobang)
Norwegian: oppskrift
Portuguese: {{t+|pt|receita|f}}
Romanian: reteta
Russian: {{t+|ru|рецепт|m|tr=retsépt|sc=Cyrl}}
Spanish: {{t-|es|receta|f}}
Volapük: rezäp

Category:Food and drink

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Recipe \Rec"i*pe\ (r[e^]s"[i^]*p[-e]), n.; pl. Recipes
(r[e^]s"[i^]*p[=e]z). [L., imperative of recipere to take
back, take in, receive. See Receive.]
A formulary or prescription for making some combination,
mixture, or preparation of materials; a receipt.
[1913 Webster]

2. a prescription for medicine. [archaic]
[1913 Webster]

2. a prescription for medicine. [archaic]
[1913 Webster]

3. a set of directions for preparing food from its
ingredients.
[PJC]

4. a method or procedure for accomplishing a goal by defined
steps; -- implying a high probability of achieving the
goal; as, a recipe for success. Also used in a negative
sense, as, a recipe for disaster.
[PJC]

WordNet recipe
n : directions for making something [syn: formula]

Moby Dictionary
MO , aid , alterative , analeptic , approach , assistance , balm , balsam ,
corrective , cure , form , formula , formulary , healing agent ,
healing quality , help , means , method , modus operandi , plan ,
prescription , procedure , receipt , relief , remedial measure , remedy ,
restorative , sovereign remedy , specific , specific remedy , succor ,
system , technique , way

FOLDOC recipe

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