Receta (en. Recipe)

/reˈθeta/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Detailed instruction on how to prepare food or medicine.

Grandma's recipe is famous for its flavor.

La receta de la abuela es famosa por su sabor.

Medical prescription indicating the medication a patient should take.

The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics.

El doctor me dio una receta para antibióticos.

Document that allows obtaining something, such as a pharmaceutical product.

I need to take the prescription to the pharmacy.

Necesito llevar la receta a la farmacia.

From Latin 'recēpta', meaning received.

secret recipe

Special instruction that is kept hidden, usually to preserve a unique flavor.

receta secreta

follow a recipe

To comply with the given instructions to prepare something.

seguir una receta

recipe for success

Set of steps or conditions considered necessary to achieve a goal.

receta para el éxito

kitchen

The art of preparing food.

cocina

ingredient

Each of the elements used in a recipe.

ingrediente

preparation

Process of making food by following a recipe.

preparación

Recipe for making a specific liquor in an improvised way.

Today at the party we're going to make a punch recipe with what we have.

Hoy en la fiesta vamos a hacer una receta de ponche con lo que tenemos.

Reference to a method or formula for achieving something in everyday life.

That strategy is my recipe for success at work.

Esa estrategia es mi receta para el éxito en el trabajo.