Galician

Noun

receita f ‎(plural receitas)

1. receipt
2. prescription

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• receyta (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese receita, reçepta, from Latin recepta, feminine of receptus ‎(“received”), from perfect passive participle of recipiō ‎(“I receive”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ˈsej.ta/, /ʁe.ˈsej.tɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /he.ˈsej.ta/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ˈsɐj.tɐ/, /ʁɨ.ˈsej.tɐ/
• Hyphenation: re‧cei‧ta

Noun

receita f (plural receitas)

1. (cooking) recipe (instructions for making or preparing food dishes)
2. (medicine) prescription (written order for the administration of a medicine)
3. (medicine) formula for a medicine
4. (money) income (money one or an organisation earns)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:receita.

Synonyms

• (prescription): prescrição
• (medical formula): fórmula
• (income): arrecadação, renda

Derived terms

• receita derivada

Related terms

Verb

receita

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of receitar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of receitar

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:receitar.