/ ˈresəpi; NAmE / noun
1.
recipe (for sth) a set of instructions that tells you how to cook sth and the ingredients (= items of food) you need for it :
a recipe for chicken soup
vegetarian recipes
a recipe book
2.
recipe for sth a method or an idea that seems likely to have a particular result
SYN formula :
His plans are a recipe for disaster .
What's her recipe for success?
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin , literally receive! (first used as an instruction in medical prescriptions), imperative of recipere .