Spanish Conversation · Level 65
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Spanish word
receta
Pronunciation
IPA/reˈθeta/
Meaning
- feminine nounrecipe
Example
¿Me puedes dar la receta de tu sopa?
Can you give me the recipe for your soup?
More examples
El médico escribió una receta para el antibiótico.
The doctor wrote a prescription for the antibiotic.
Core concept
A step-by-step formula or set of instructions for producing a result, as in cooking or medicine.
Common phrases
seguir la receta
follow the recipe
receta de cocina
cooking recipe
receta médica
medical prescription
Similar words
ingrediente: Single food item used as a component of a dish.
preparación: Process of readying and arranging ingredients before cooking.
instrucción: Short directive that tells how to perform one action or step.
recetario: Book or collection that gathers multiple recipes.
Definition in Spanish
Documento o texto que indica paso a paso cómo hacer un plato o cómo aplicar un remedio; por extensión, una fórmula o truco que ayuda a lograr algo.
Word origin
Derived from Latin recepta, the past participle of recipere 'to take', used in medieval Latin for formulas and instructions and later used for culinary and medical senses.
Usage tips
- When requesting one, add context (for example receta de cocina at a restaurant and receta médica at a pharmacy) to avoid ambiguity.
Other meanings
- prescriptionnoun
Opposites
- improvisaciónimprovisationnoun
Related words
- recetarprescribeverb
- recetariorecipe booknoun
- recetadoprescribedadjective