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

She uploads daily videos to her YouTube channel, cooking up recipes like shrimp gumbo casserole and peaches and cream muffins for her nearly 600,000 subscribers to feast on.

From Salon

Most recipes for French toast will tell you to dip your bread in custard before cooking, but France has a tip to ensure that your toast isn’t served heavy and soggy.

From Salon

The UN has warned that forcing hundreds of thousands of people to move further south is "a recipe for further disaster and could amount to forcible transfer", which would be a war crime.

From BBC

It was a recipe for joblessness, family breakdown and addiction.

From BBC

Whenever she shares a recipe or a baked creation, hundreds of fans rush to imitate it.

From Salon

Related Words

• method 
• prescription 
• program 
• technique