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re‧ci‧pe /ˈresəpi, ˈresɪpi/ noun
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Synonyms & Related Wordsrecipe[noun]Synonyms:- directions, ingredients, instructions
- method, formula, prescription, procedure, process, technique
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English Dictionaryre‧ci‧pe S3 /ˈresəpi, ˈresɪpi/
noun[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: 'take!', from recipere; ⇒ receive]
1. [countable] a set of instructions for cooking a particular type of food
recipe for
a recipe for tomato soup a recipe book2. be a recipe for something to be likely to cause a particular result, often a bad one:
She said that five small boys on skis was a recipe for disaster, not a holiday. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsrecipe noun ADJ. good | perfect | sure (figurative) Turning away under a strong attack is a sure recipe for defeat.
delicious, mouth-watering, tasty | favourite | basic The basic recipe can be adapted by adding grated lemon.
easy, simple | complicated | new | authentic, classic, old, original, traditional The ales are brewed to an original Yorkshire recipe.
original Was there rum in the original recipe?
secret, special | family | vegetarian | Italian, Mexican, etc. | cake, sauce, etc. VERB + RECIPE have I've got a good recipe for fudge.
cook, make This recipe can also be made with ricotta cheese.
try (out) I enjoy trying out new recipes.
read | follow, stick to, use If you want the dish to turn out right you should follow the recipe.
adapt | devise All the recipes in the book have been devised by our team of experts.
discover, find He is credited with having discovered the first recipe for gin back in the 1600s. RECIPE + VERB call for sth, use sth She always said that if a recipe calls for cream you shouldn't use yogurt instead.
contain sth The recipe contains lots of fat.
make sth, serve sb This recipe makes about thirty biscuits. This recipe serves four people. RECIPE + NOUN book, card, leaflet | idea a magazine filled with recipe ideas PREP. to a ~ The dish is made to a traditional Italian recipe.
~ for a recipe for leek soup (figurative) To live every day to the full is a recipe for happiness. PHRASES a recipe for disaster/success [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲