noun

chef

chef

The chef prepared a delicious meal.

The chef prepared a delicious meal.

((countable noun)) a professional cook My brother is a chef at a famous restaurant.

Synonyms: cook (but chef implies a professional, often a leader), head cook

From French 'chef de cuisine', meaning 'head of the kitchen'. 'Chef' itself means 'head' or 'chief'.

Remember that a 'chef' is the 'chief' of the kitchen. Both words mean 'head' or 'leader'.

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