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recipe

/ˈɹɛs.ɪ.pi/ noun

In Latin: praeceptum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about recipe at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Directions for making something.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French récipé, from Latin recipe, second person singular imperative of Latin recipiō (“receive”).

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