n. 1 a statement of the ingredients and procedure required for preparing cooked food. 2 an expedient; a device for achieving something. 3 a medical prescription.
[ 2nd sing. imper. (as used in prescriptions) of L recipere take, RECEIVE ]
RECIPE
Meaning of RECIPE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012