This is the 1476th most frequent Spanish word.
receta
Recipe; or prescription.
In this sentence, 'receta' refers to a cooking recipe or instructions on how to prepare a dish.
Tengo una receta para preparar un delicioso pastel.
I have a recipe to prepare a delicious cake.
Here, 'receta' means a medical prescription indicating the medications one should acquire.
El médico me dio una receta para los medicamentos.
The doctor gave me a prescription for the medications.
In this context, 'receta' is used metaphorically to signify a set of instructions or elements to achieve something, like success.