Masculine

chef

Sentences
An user
De   chef   had   een
🅰️
  speciaal   gerecht   gemaakt .

The chef had made a special dish.

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Meaning

  1. (masculine) a boss, chief, head, leader
  2. (masculine) a culinary chef, a head cook
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, masculine) Short for a title including chef.
  4. (Suriname, masculine) A form of address to a working-class man

Concepts

chief
boss
leader
head
chef
superior
fuhrer
gaffer
guv

head cook

honcho
king
👑
master
mastermind
principal
ringleader
ruler
tribune
authority
caudillo
bellwether
chairperson
conductor
director
employer
Synonyms

baas
A1
hoofd
A1
aanvoerder
C1
leider
B1
bazin
C2
opperhoofd
C2

chefkok

gebieder
cheffin
leidster
30k
koning
A2
👑
bestuurder
B2

chief

meerdere
B1
heer
A2
superieur
C1
kopstuk
39k
hoofdman
32k
aanvoerster
Translations

chef
chefe
jefe
Oberhaupt
Haupt
Chef
capo
Führer
Leiter
🪜
Befehlshaber
Herr
👨
Vorsteher
Kopf
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɛf/
Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French chef.

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