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noun

recipe

RESS-uh-pee/ˈresəpi/

A set of instructions for making something, especially food.

This recipe shows you how to make a simple vegetable soup.

Open cooking recipe notebook showing three simple ingredient pictures and numbered steps 1 2 3 beside prepared soup, no other text.
Etymology
recipeLatintake in; hold

The Latin verb appeared as the command “take!” at the head of medical prescriptions, directing which ingredients to use. The name for those medicinal formulas later extended to instructions for preparing food.

In context

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Sangria is the perfect party drink recipe, especially for holidays and long weekends,
SANGRIA RECIPE | easy authentic red sangria

More examples

  • The recipe calls for two eggs and a cup of milk.
  • She collects family recipes in a notebook.
  • We follow a recipe for homemade finger paint.

Forms

recipe · recipes

Similar words

formula
Often specifies ingredients or proportions rather than detailed preparation steps.
procedure
Describes ordered steps for tasks beyond preparing food or mixtures.