Definition of "recipe" in Englisch

noun

1. (medicine, archaic) A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions.

2. Any set of instructions for preparing a mixture of ingredients.

3. (by extension) A plan or procedure to obtain a given end result; a prescription.

   • His new approach is definitely a recipe for success.

4. Now especially, a set of instructions for making or preparing food dishes.

5. A set of conditions and parameters of an industrial process to obtain a given result.

   • Stepper recipes.