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recipe

rec·i·pe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [res-uh-pee]
    • /ˈrɛs ə pi/
    • /ˈres.ɪ.pi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [res-uh-pee]
    • /ˈrɛs ə pi/

Definitions of recipe word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of RECIPE suspension 3
  • noun recipe a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish: a recipe for a cake. 1
  • noun recipe a medical prescription. 1
  • noun recipe a method to attain a desired end: a recipe for success. 1
  • noun recipe food 1
  • noun recipe means to an end 1

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Origin of recipe

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin: take, imperative singular of recipere to receive

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Recipe

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

recipe popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for recipe

noun recipe

  • conation — the element in psychological processes that tends towards activity or change and appears as desire, volition, and striving
  • design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
  • dish — Slang. to gossip about: They talked all night, dishing their former friends.
  • intendment — Law. the true or correct meaning of something.
  • method — a procedure, technique, or way of doing something, especially in accordance with a definite plan: There are three possible methods of repairing this motor.

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