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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChef
/ʃɛf/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A professional cook, typically the chief cook in a restaurant or hotel.
"The chef prepared a special five-course tasting menu for the guests."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French phrase 'chef de cuisine', meaning 'head of the kitchen'. The word ultimately traces back to the Latin 'caput', meaning 'head', which also gave rise to English words like 'captain' and 'chief'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chef" is said worldwide
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chef
Transliteration: chef
"Le chef cuisinier a préparé un plat délicieux."
Küchenchef
Transliteration: Küchenchef
"Der Küchenchef kreierte ein neues Rezept."
chef
Transliteration: chef
"Lo chef ha cucinato una cena meravigliosa."
chef
Transliteration: chef
"El chef recomendó el plato del día."
chef
Transliteration: chef
"O chef preparou uma sobremesa incrível."
रसोइया
Transliteration: rasoiya
"मुख्य रसोइया ने स्वादिष्ट खाना बनाया।"
主厨
Transliteration: zhǔchú
"主厨为我们做了一顿丰盛的晚餐。"
요리사
Transliteration: yorisa
"수석 요리사가 특별 요리를 선보였다."
シェフ
Transliteration: shefu
"そのシェフはフランス料理の専門家です。"
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