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- [shef]
- /ʃɛf/
- /ʃef/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shef]
- /ʃɛf/
Definitions of chef word
- noun chef A chef is a cook in a restaurant or hotel. 4
- countable noun chef A chef is a cook in a restaurant or hotel. 3
- noun chef a cook, esp the principal cook in a restaurant 3
- noun chef a cook in charge of a kitchen, as of a restaurant; head cook 3
- noun chef any cook 3
- noun chef the chief cook, especially in a restaurant or hotel, usually responsible for planning menus, ordering foodstuffs, overseeing food preparation, and supervising the kitchen staff. 1
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Origin of chef
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1835-45; See origin at chief
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Parts of speech for Chef
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chef popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chef usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chef
noun chef
- chief cook and bottle washer — chief cook and bottlewasher, a person who does a wide variety of routine, sometimes menial, tasks: He's not just sales manager, he's the chief cook and bottlewasher in this firm.
- cuisinier — a cook; chef
- sous chef — the second in command in a kitchen; the person ranking next after the head chef.
- cook — When you cook a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it.
- cordon bleu — Cordon bleu is used to describe cookery or cooks of the highest standard.
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