Masculine
chef
Sentences
Derek Blyth, devint alors rédacteur en chef .
Derek Blyth, then became editor-in-chief.
Meaning
- (literary, masculine) head
- (masculine) article, principal point
- (masculine) principal motive, charge, count of indictment
- (masculine) chief; top third of a coat of arms
Concepts
head cook
traditional chief
hereditary chief
person in charge
chief accountant
chief officer
head accountant
Synonyms
chef cuisinier
hogon
chef de cuisine
doyen d’âge
Premier Ministre
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɛf/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-. Doublet of cap.
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