Also means
prescription
Usage Note
Receta covers both a culinary recipe and a medical prescription. Context usually disambiguates: receta de cocina (cooking recipe) vs receta médica (medical prescription). To 'fill a prescription' is surtir una receta in Latin America or despachar una receta in Spain.
Examples
"Siguió la receta al pie de la letra."
Natural Translation
She followed the recipe to the letter.
Related Words
Explore Spanish by topic
SpanishNow
6 min read