Meaning
recipe
- prescription
In a sentence
Hai già preso la ricetta dal medico?
Have you already gotten the prescription from the doctor?
Non trovo più la ricetta della torta.
I can't find the cake recipe anymore.
Questa è una ricetta facile per la pizza.
This is an easy recipe for pizza.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ricetta | feminine · singular |
| ricette | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For cooking, ricetta is standard. Formula is for product composition or a figurative “secret,” not a normal dish recipe.
- For medicine, ricetta often means a doctor's prescription; in formal contexts, prescrizione is more precise.
- Use fare una ricetta mainly for a doctor writing a prescription. For cooking, say seguire, preparare, or inventare una ricetta.