recept

Recept is a term found in Swedish, Dutch and some other languages with two main senses. In cooking, it refers to a recipe—a list of ingredients with amounts and procedural steps to produce a dish. In pharmacology, it can mean a prescription—a document issued by a licensed prescriber that instructs a pharmacist to dispense a specific medication to a patient.

The word derives from Latin recipere, via French recette, and was borrowed into Dutch and Swedish. Its dual sense in these languages reflects the idea of taking or receiving ingredients for a dish or medicines for treatment.

A recept for cooking typically includes a title, a list of ingredients with quantities, step-by-step instructions, and notes on substitutions or variations. A prescription includes patient information, the medication name, dosage, administration route, duration, and any refills or special instructions. In practice, a recipe is used to reproduce food or drink, while a prescription guides the safe and authorized use of a pharmacological product.

Regulatory and practical considerations differ by context. Prescriptions are governed by medical and legal frameworks; they may be written or electronic and require identification of the prescriber. Recipes, by contrast, are not subject to the same formal restrictions, though some cooks or regulators may emphasize accuracy in measurements and food safety. In multilingual contexts, recept can be ambiguous, so context typically clarifies whether the reference is to a cooking recipe or a medical prescription.