favorite recipe
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- /ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈrɛsəpi/
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receta favorita
- My absolute favorite recipe is a classic spaghetti Bolognese that my grandmother taught me.
- share favorite recipes
- prepare a favorite recipe
- Use your favorite recipe
And what's your favorite recipe in that cookbook?
- And what's your favorite recipe in that cookbook?
Examples
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I had my staff compile their favourite recipes.
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My favorite recipe for it also happens to be the easiest one I know: cornbread-brown butter stuffing.
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This is one of my favorite recipes.
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But my favorite recipe is the one at the very end.
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I thought it was time to break out my favorite recipe.
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I will email you a couple of my favorite recipes.
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My absolute favorite recipe out of the three was the corn ribs.
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And what's your favorite recipe in that cookbook?
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One of my favorite foods to eat is soup, and soup recipes are some of my favorite recipes to collect and make.
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Anyway, I was sharing my favorite recipe for Carrot and Coriander Soup—a great dish for both spring and autumn.
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How Preferred
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'favorite' (most liked) with 'recipe' (method for preparing food); a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it refers to the recipe someone likes best. This adjective–noun composition is regular in English and has close equivalents in many languages, so the relation is transparent and predictable.
Etymology
Favorite recipe comes from favorite, meaning the one you like most, and recipe, an old word for a set of cooking instructions. Picture a small card with a heart and the steps you always choose, so it means 'the cooking instructions you prefer'.