chef

chef

 (shĕf)

n.

A cook, especially the chief cook of a large kitchen staff.

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[French, short for chef de cuisine, chef de cuisine; see chef de cuisine.]

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chef

(ʃɛf)

n

(Cookery) a cook, esp the principal cook in a restaurant

[C19: from French, from Old French chief head, chief]

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chef

(ʃɛf)

n.

1. the chief cook, esp. in a restaurant or hotel, responsible for menu planning and overseeing food preparation.

2. any cook.

[1835–45; < French; see chief]

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chef

– chief

1. 'chef'

A chef /ʃef/ is a cook in a hotel or restaurant.

Her recipe was passed on to the chef.

He works as a chef in a large Paris hotel.

2. 'chief'

The chief /tʃiːf/ of a group or organization is its leader.

The police chief has resigned.

I spoke to Jim Stretton, chief of UK operations.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

chef - a professional cook       cook - someone who cooks food cordon bleu - a chef famous for his great skill pastry cook - a chef who specializes in pastry

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chef

noun

A person who prepares food for eating:

cook.

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Translations

رَئيسُ الطُّهاةِطاهٍ

šéfkuchař

kokkøkkenchef

KochKüchenchef

σεφ

cocinerojefe de cocinajefe

keittiömestari

chefcuisinier

kuhar

fõszakács

matreiîslumaîur, kokkur

chefcuoco

シェフ

요리사

vyriausiasis virėjas

šefpavārs

chef-kok

kjøkkensjefkokk

szef kuchni

chefe de cozinha

шеф-поварвождь

šéfkuchár

glavni kuhar

kock

หัวหน้าพ่อครัว

aşcıbaşıaşçıbaşı

đầu bếp

主厨厨师厨师长

chef

[ʃef] N → cocinero/a m/f jefe/a, chef m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chef

[ˈʃɛf] n → chef m (cuisinier)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chef

n → Küchenchef m; (as profession) → Koch m; (= head chef) → Chefkoch m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chef

[ʃɛf] n → chef m inv, capocuoco

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

chef

(ʃef) noun

a head cook, especially a man, in a hotel etc. hoofkok, sjef رَئيسُ الطُّهاةِ готвач cozinheiro šéfkuchař der Küchenchef kok; køkkenchef αρχιμάγειρας cocinero, jefe de cocina peakokk سرآشپز pääkokki chefשף रसोइया, सूपकार kuhar főszakács kepala juru masak matreiðslumaður, (yfir)kokkur chef, capocuoco コック長 주방장 vyriausiasis virėjas šefpavārs tukang masak chef-kokkokk, kjøkkensjefszef kuchni سراشپز،د اشپزانو مشر cozinheiro bucătar-şef шеф-повар šéfkuchár, -ka glavni kuhar glavni kuvar köksmästare หัวหน้าพ่อครัว aşcıbaşı 廚師長，主廚 шеф-кухар میر باورچی bếp trưởng 厨师长，主厨

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

chef

→ طاهٍ šéfkuchař kok Koch σεφ jefe de cocina keittiömestari chef kuhar chef シェフ 요리사 chef-kok kjøkkensjef szef kuchni chefe de cozinha шеф-повар kock หัวหน้าพ่อครัว aşçıbaşı đầu bếp 厨师

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• What is the chef's specialty? (US)
  What is the chef's speciality? (UK) → مَا هُوَ الطَبَقُ الـمُمَيَّزُ لَدَيكُم؟ → Jaká je specialita šefkuchaře? → Hvad er chefens specialitet? → Was ist die Spezialität des Küchenchefs? → Ποια είναι η σπεσιαλιτέ του σεφ; → ¿Cuál es la especialidad del chef? → Mikä on keittiömestarin erikoinen? → Quelle est la spécialité du chef ? → Što je specijalitet šefa kuhinje? → Qual è la specialità dello chef? → シェフの得意料理は何ですか？ → 주방장의 특별 요리는 무엇인가요? → Wat is de specialiteit van de kok? → Hva er kokkens spesialitet? → Jaka jest specjalność szefa kuchni? → Qual é a especialidade do chefe? → Какое у Вас фирменное блюдо от шеф-повара? → Vad är kockens specialitet? → อาหารพิเศษของหัวหน้าพ่อครัวคืออะไร? → Aşçının özel tercihi nedir? → Đặc sản của bếp trưởng là món gì? → 大厨的特色菜是什么？

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