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.

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