receta secreta
/reθeta sekɾeta/from spelling rules
The English phrase "secret recipe" is translated into Spanish as receta secreta.
A receta secreta is a recipe whose details are held under secrecy. You may also encounter the phrase Salsa secreta, which is a direct translation of "secret sauce" and can be used metaphorically to refer to a secret recipe.
Meaning: recipe whose details are held under secrecy (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
When expressing the plural "secret recipes", both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix -s, resulting in recetas secretas.
How do you pronounce it?
/reθeta sekɾeta/
Did you know?
- The word receta is also used by doctors in Spanish to mean a 'prescription' for medicine, making a 'secret recipe' sound almost like a mysterious medical formula.
- The word receta shares its roots with the English word 'receipt', which originally meant a formula or a prescription rather than a slip of paper for a transaction.
- If a recipe is truly a family heirloom, people often call it a receta de la abuela, which literally translates to 'grandmother's recipe'.
Examples in context
- Todas las familias tienen su propia receta secreta.Every family has a secret recipe.Tatoeba #4799697 by Shishir, translation #10369404 by DJ_Saidez
- ¡No puedo compartir contigo mi receta secreta de galletas de chocolate!I cannot share my secret chocolate cookie recipe with you!
- Mi abuela me enseñó su receta secreta.My grandmother taught me her secret recipe.
- Ese restaurante tiene una receta secreta de salsa.That restaurant has a secret sauce recipe.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are cooking together in a kitchen.
- Lucía¿Cuál es el ingrediente de tu receta secreta?What is the ingredient in your secret recipe?
- MateoNo te lo puedo decir, Lucía.I can't tell you, Lucía.
- Lucía¡Qué misterioso eres, Mateo!You are so mysterious, Mateo!
- MateoEs un secreto profesional.It is a professional secret.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries receta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
