Recipe in different languages

Recipe in Different Languages

Discover 'Recipe' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

A recipe is more than just a set of instructions - it's a cultural artifact, a window into the history and traditions of a people. From the Italian 'ricetta' to the French 'recette' and the Spanish 'receta', the word 'recipe' has a rich heritage that spans continents and centuries. But the story of the recipe doesn't end there. In Arabic, a recipe is known as 'waraqah', reflecting the region's proud tradition of culinary excellence. Meanwhile, in China, a recipe is called 'cài shu', a term that speaks to the country's deep appreciation for the subtlety and complexity of flavor. And in Japan, a recipe is known as 'reshipi', a word that reflects the country's reverence for tradition and attention to detail. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a curious traveler, understanding the many translations of the word 'recipe' is a great way to deepen your appreciation for the world's rich culinary diversity.

Recipe

Recipe in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansresep
The Afrikaans word "resep" comes from the Dutch word "recept" and can also mean "prescription" or "instructions" in both languages.
Amharicየምግብ አሰራር
The Amharic word "የምግብ አሰራር" (recipe) is derived from the verb "አሰራ" (to work, to make), indicating the process of preparing food.
Hausagirke-girke
The word "girke-girke" in Hausa also means "instructions" or "directions."
Igbontụziaka
The word "Ntụziaka" also means "instructions" or "guidelines" in Igbo.
Malagasyfomba fahandro
The Malagasy word "fomba fahandro" literally means "the manner of cooking."
Nyanja (Chichewa)chinsinsi
The word "Chinsinsi" is the diminutive form of the word "Chinsinsi" (meaning "wisdom"), implying that a recipe is a form of condensed wisdom.
Shonarecipe
In Shona, "cipe" can also mean "a written list of ingredients and instructions for cooking a dish".
Somalikarinta
The word "karinta" can also refer to a meal that is typically served with rice.
Sesothorisepe
The word 'risepe' in Sesotho has been derived from the Afrikaans word 'resep', which in turn has its roots in the Dutch word 'recept' meaning 'to take' or 'to receive'.
Swahilimapishi
The word "mapishi" in Swahili can also refer to a set of instructions or a plan.
Xhosairesiphi
The word 'iresiphi' is also used to describe a remedy or a cure, and can be literally translated as 'that which fixes'.
Yorubaohunelo
Ohunelo, which means "recipe," is also the name for "the ingredients used to make a dish."
Zuluiresiphi
The Zulu word "iresiphi" comes from the Arabic word "ṣaḥīfa" meaning "page" or "sheet of paper".
Bambaraeresɛti
Ewenuɖaɖa ŋuti ɖoɖo
Kinyarwandaresept
Lingalandenge ya kolamba
Lugandaebirungo
Sepedimotswako
Twi (Akan)aduanenoa akadeɛ

Recipe in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicوصفة
وصفة derives from a root meaning "to describe" and originally meant "prescription (medical)".
Hebrewמתכון
The word "מתכון" in Hebrew can also refer to a chemical formula, a prescription, or a method.
Pashtoنسخه
The Pashto word "نسخه" originates from the Arabic word "وصفة" (wasfa), meaning "prescription" or "formula."
Arabicوصفة
وصفة derives from a root meaning "to describe" and originally meant "prescription (medical)".

Recipe in Western European Languages

Albanianrecetë
The word "recetë" in Albanian is derived from the Latin "recipere," meaning "to receive" or "to take back."
Basqueerrezeta
The word "errezeta" is derived from the Latin word "recipere," meaning "to take."
Catalanrecepta
Catalan "recepta" comes from Latin "accepta", meaning "things received".
Croatianrecept
The word "recept" in Croatian is derived from the Latin word "recipere," meaning "to receive" or "to take back".
Danishopskrift
The word "opskrift" originally meant "copy of a written source" and was later used for a written set of instructions, often for cooking.
Dutchrecept
In Dutch, "recept" can also mean "receipt," derived from the Latin "receptum," meaning "something received."
Englishrecipe
The English word “recipe” can also mean a medical prescription, as it derives from the Latin verb recipere 'to receive.'
Frenchrecette
In French, the word "recette" also has the meanings "receipt" and "revenue".
Frisianresept
The Frisian word "resept" can also mean "prescription" in a medical context.
Galicianreceita
The Galician word "receita" derives from the Latin "recepta", meaning "a thing received" and can refer to a medical prescription or a culinary recipe.
Germanrezept
The word "Rezept" also means "prescription" and comes from the Latin word "recipere" meaning "to receive".
Icelandicuppskrift
Icelandic uppskrift derives from its use in medical contexts from Old Norse "up skrift" ("to write upwards"), to write instructions for medicines, which were placed atop a cup or container.
Irishoideas
In Irish folklore, "oideas" was also a charm intended to produce a particular ailment, such as paralysis (from the verb "oideas" meaning "to paralyze").
Italianricetta
The Italian word "ricetta" can also mean a medical prescription.
Luxembourgishrezept
In Luxembourgish, "Rezept" also means "prescription" and is a loanword from the French word "recette".
Malteseriċetta
The word 'riċetta' is derived from the Italian word 'ricetta', meaning 'prescription' or 'formula'.
Norwegianoppskrift
"Oppskrift" is a compound noun that originally meant "written instruction" or "prescription".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)receita
The word "receita" in Portuguese can also mean "prescription" or "revenue".
Scots Gaelicreasabaidh
The word "reasabaidh" has a more general meaning of "direction" or "rule" in Scots Gaelic, and is related to the Gaelic word "sabaid," meaning "to command".
Spanishreceta
The word "receta" in Spanish can also refer to a medical prescription.
Swedishrecept
The Swedish word "recept" originally referred to any kind of instruction manual.
Welshrysáit
"Rysaít" is a loanword from Latin "recipere" via the Old French "recette"

Recipe in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianрэцэпт
Bosnianrecept
The Bosnian word "recept" also means "receipt", derived from Latin "receptum" meaning "received".
Bulgarianрецепта
The word 'рецепта' (recipe) shares a common ancestor with the word 'прецепт' (precept) which means a rule of conduct, guideline, or principle.
Czechrecept
The word "recept" in Czech originally meant "a prescription issued by a doctor".
Estonianretsept
The word "retsept" in Estonian can also refer to a prescription written by a physician.
Finnishresepti
The Finnish word 'resepti' originates from the Latin word 'receptum', which means 'something received' and was used in medicine to refer to a prescribed remedy.
Hungarianrecept
In Hungarian, the word "recept" can also refer to a prescription given by a physician.
Latvianrecepte
The word 'recepte' also refers to a prescription written by a doctor.
Lithuanianreceptas
The word "receptas" (recipe) in Lithuanian may also refer to a prescription.
Macedonianрецепт
The Macedonian word "рецепт" comes from the Latin "receptum", meaning "something received".
Polishprzepis
The word "przepis" derives from the Old Polish verb "przepisati," meaning "to write over" or "to copy".
Romanianreţetă
The Romanian word "reţetă" is related to the Latin root "recipere", meaning "to receive", reflecting the notion of receiving a set of instructions.
Russianрецепт
The term "рецепт" is also used in medicine to refer to a physician's prescription or written instructions for dispensing and taking medication.
Serbianрецепт
In Serbian, the word "рецепт" can also refer to a medical prescription.
Slovakrecept
The word "recept" in Slovak also means "reception", "administration of medicine", or "admission to a hospital".
Slovenianrecept
The Slovenian word "recept" is derived from the Latin "receptum" and can also refer to a medical prescription.
Ukrainianрецепт
The Ukrainian word “рецепт” derives from the Latin word “receptum”, meaning “received” or “taken.”

Recipe in South Asian Languages

Bengaliরেসিপি
"রেসিপি" is a borrowed word from the English language. In English it means a list of ingredients used to make a food dish and the steps to follow during preparation.
Gujaratiરેસીપી
A 'recipe' can also mean a 'medical prescription' in English.
Hindiविधि
The word "विधि" originates from the Sanskrit word "विधा" (arrangement).
Kannadaಪಾಕವಿಧಾನ
The word
Malayalamപാചകക്കുറിപ്പ്
Marathiकृती
The Marathi word 'कृती' (krti) comes from the Sanskrit word 'कृति' (kṛti), which means 'doing' or 'making'.
Nepaliनुस्खा
The word "नुस्खा" has its origins in Persian and is derived from the word "noskh," which means "prescription, formula, or instruction."
Punjabiਵਿਅੰਜਨ
Sinhala (Sinhalese)වට්ටෝරුව
In medieval Sinhala literature, "recipe" also meant "a verse or a line in a stanza" or "an aphorism, a maxim or a proverb".
Tamilசெய்முறை
Teluguరెసిపీ
The English word "recipe" originated from the Latin word "recipe," which means "take" or "receive."
Urduنسخہ
The word نسخہ (recipe) is derived from the Arabic word نسخ 'to copy', and it also means a 'transcript', 'document', or 'prescription'.

Recipe in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)食谱
食谱 (shípǔ) also means "eating habit" or "diet".
Chinese (Traditional)食譜
食譜 is a homophone of 食腐, which means necrophagy, reflecting the ancient practice of hunting and eating animals.
Japaneseレシピ
The word レシピ (recipe) is derived from the Latin word "recipere", meaning "to take" or "to receive".
Korean레시피
레시피 is also the Korean pronunciation of 'recipe' in English.
Mongolianжор
In Mongolian, “жор” also refers to “the process of preparing or cooking food” or a “specific style or method of cooking.”
Myanmar (Burmese)စာရွက်
The word “စာရွက်” (recipe) in Myanmar (Burmese) originally meant “leaves of paper” (literally “written leaves”).

Recipe in South East Asian Languages

Indonesianresep
The word "resep" in Indonesian also means "prescription" or "formula".
Javaneseresep
In Javanese "resep" also means "to take" or "to hold".
Khmerរូបមន្ត
The word "រូបមន្ត" also means "formula" or "prescription" in Khmer, indicating its broader application beyond culinary contexts.
Laoສູດ
The word “สูດ” is derived from Sanskrit, through Pali and Thai.
Malayresipi
The word "resipi" in Malay is derived from the Javanese word "resèp" and originally meant "a method of preparation, composition, or mixture".
Thaiสูตรอาหาร
"สูตรอาหาร" (recipe) can also mean a mathematical formula.
Vietnamesecông thức
Công thức có thể dùng để chỉ một quy trình hoặc phương pháp để làm thứ gì đó.
Filipino (Tagalog)recipe

Recipe in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijaniresept
In Azerbaijani, "resept" also means "order", derived from the Persian word "reshte" meaning "line" or "order".
Kazakhрецепт
The Kazakh word "рецепт" originally meant "prescription" in Russian, but now also refers to a cooking recipe.
Kyrgyzрецепт
The word "рецепт" in Kyrgyz also means "medical prescription" and comes from the Latin word "recipere" meaning "to take, receive, or obtain."
Tajikдорухат
The Tajik word "дорухат" comes from the Persian word "دارو" meaning "medicine" and is also used in other Iranian languages with the same meaning.
Turkmenresept
Uzbekretsept
The word "retsept" in Uzbek not only means "recipe", but it can also refer to "prescription" in the medical context.
Uyghurرېتسېپ

Recipe in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianmeaʻai
The word "meaʻai" can also refer to food or a favorite dish.
Maoritohutao
The word "tohutao" in Maori originally referred to a "portion" or "ingredient", and later evolved to mean "recipe".
Samoanfua
Fua is also used in the context of other preparations, like in medicine and the preparation of dyes.
Tagalog (Filipino)resipe
The Tagalog word "resipe" also refers to a song sung after dinner which can be either about love, family, or social issues.

Recipe in American Indigenous Languages

Aymararisita
Guaraniapopyrã

Recipe in International Languages

Esperantorecepto
The Esperanto word "recepto" is derived from the Latin "receptum", meaning "something received"
Latinconsequat
In Medieval Latin, 'consequat' could refer to the 'medical prescription of a physician'

Recipe in Others Languages

Greekσυνταγή
The word "συνταγή" in Greek also means "prescription" or "formula".
Hmongdaim ntawv qhia
The word "daim ntawv qhia" also has meanings such as "instructions" and "directions".
Kurdishreçete
The Kurdish word "reçete" is derived from the Arabic word "ratsat" which means "observation".
Turkishyemek tarifi
The word "yemek tarifi" in Turkish literally translates to "food formula".
Xhosairesiphi
The word 'iresiphi' is also used to describe a remedy or a cure, and can be literally translated as 'that which fixes'.
Yiddishרעצעפּט
The Yiddish word "רעצעפּט" ultimately derives from the Latin word "recipere", meaning "to take" or "to receive".
Zuluiresiphi
The Zulu word "iresiphi" comes from the Arabic word "ṣaḥīfa" meaning "page" or "sheet of paper".
Assameseৰেচিপি
Aymararisita
Bhojpuriनुसखा
Dhivehiރެސިޕީ
Dogriनुस्खा
Filipino (Tagalog)recipe
Guaraniapopyrã
Ilocanokita ti panagluto
Krioaw fɔ kuk
Kurdish (Sorani)ڕەچەتە
Maithiliविधि
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯆꯤꯟꯖꯥꯛ ꯊꯣꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ
Mizoeisiamna hmanrua
Oromotartiiba midhaan ittiin qopheessan
Odia (Oriya)ରେସିପି |
Quechuareceta
Sanskritव्यंजनं
Tatarрецепт
Tigrinyaኣሰራርሓ
Tsongarhisipi

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