chef
Meaning
- head
- article, principal point
- principal motive, charge, count of indictment
- chief; top third of a coat of arms
Concepts
head cook
traditional chief
hereditary chief
person in charge
chief accountant
chief officer
head accountant
sovereign pontiff
supreme pontiff
responsible official
superior authorities
leading power
James Cook
Captain James Cook
hogon
first-
chief guard
head of department
Synonyms
chef cuisinier
hogon
chef de cuisine
doyen d’âge
Premier Ministre
chef du village
puissance dirigeante
James Cook
meneur du troupeau
gérent
chefde clan
mánager
contremaïtre
contremaïtresse
contremaîtresse
Philippe Lefebvre
cook
chef d'équipe
chef d’équipe
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɛf/
Etymology
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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