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chef

Pronunciation: /ʃɛf/

“chef” is a French word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. head
  2. article, principal point
  3. principal motive, charge, count of indictment
  4. chief; top third of a coat of arms
  5. a boss, chief, leader
  6. a culinary chef, chief cook

In French

  1. ou Tête.
  2. Crâne d'un saint.
  3. Article ou point principal.
  4. Motif ou raison d’une action judiciaire.
  5. Initiative; responsabilité.
  6. Nom donné au tiers supérieur d’un écu.
  7. Toute partie principale d’un ensemble.
  8. Bout par lequel l’on a commencé la fabrication d'une étoffe.
  9. Partie ventrue d’un muscle.
  10. Celui ou celle qui est à la tête d’un corps, d’une assemblée, etc., qui y a le premier rang et la principale autorité.
  11. Officier ou sous-officier de grade quelconque, quelquefois en apposition.

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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