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sous chef

sous-chef
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-shef; French soo-shef]
    • /ˈsuˌʃɛf; French suˈʃɛf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-shef; French soo-shef]
    • /ˈsuˌʃɛf; French suˈʃɛf/

Definition of sous chef words

  • noun plural sous chef the second in command in a kitchen; the person ranking next after the head chef. 1

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Parts of speech for Sous chef

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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sous chef popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for sous chef

noun sous chef

  • chef — A chef is a cook in a restaurant or hotel.
  • chief cook and bottle washerchief 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
  • culinarian — a person skilled in cookery
  • cook — When you cook a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it.

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