chef
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CHEFCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap-#CHEFCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CHEFCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kap- (head)#CHEF Category:English terms derived from Proto-Italic#CHEFUnadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#CHEFCategory:English unadapted borrowings from French#CHEFCategory:English terms derived from French#CHEF chef (from the positions of chef d'office and chef de cuisine),[1] from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#CHEF chief (“head, leader”) (English chiefCategory:English doublets#CHEF), from Vulgar LatinCategory:English terms derived from Vulgar Latin#CHEF capus (“head”) (from which also captain, chieftain), from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#CHEF caput (“head”) (possibly related to English cap (“head covering”)).
Doublet of cape, capo, caput, and chiefCategory:English doublets#CHEF through Latin, and head and HowthCategory:English doublets#CHEF through Proto-Indo-European.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛf/, (spelling pronunciation) /t͡ʃɛf/Category:English 1-syllable words#CHEFCategory:English 1-syllable words#CHEFCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#CHEF
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#CHEFAudio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛfCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛf#CHEFCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛf/1 syllable#CHEF
Noun
chef (plural chefs)Category:English lemmas#CHEFCategory:English nouns#CHEFCategory:English countable nouns#CHEFCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
- a. 1845, R. H. Barham, Blasphemer's Warning in Ingoldsby Legends (1847), 3rd Ser., 245
- The Chef's peace of mind was restor'd, And in due time a banquet was placed on the board.
- a. 1845, R. H. Barham, Blasphemer's Warning in Ingoldsby Legends (1847), 3rd Ser., 245
- The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.
- 1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, “Which Is Both Quarrelsome and Sentimental”, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume I, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849, →OCLC, page 266:
- The cause of the disturbance, it appeared, was the angry little chef of Sir Francis Clavering's culinary establishment.Category:English terms with quotations#CHEF
- Any cook.
- My partner is the chef of the household, while I do most of the cleaning.Category:English terms with usage examples#CHEF
- (slangCategory:English slang#CHEF) One who manufactures illegal drugs; a cook.
- 1998, SPIN, volume 14, number 3, page 100:
- But trying to stop all the nation's meth chefs makes as much sense as building a wall along the Mexican border.Category:English terms with quotations#CHEF
- 2013, Mike Power, Drugs 2.0:
- Owsley Stanley, the world's most exacting and prolific LSD chef who supplied the majority of America's West Coast with LSD in the 1960s, claimed he made so much acid not because he wanted to change the world, but rather because it was almost impossible not to make vast quantities of the drug once the synthesis had been embarked upon.Category:English terms with quotations#CHEF
- (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#CHEF) A reliquary in the shape of a head.
Usage notes
- When used in reference to a cook with no sous-chefs or other workers beneath him, the term connotes a certain degree of prestige—whether culinary education or ability—distinguishing the chef from a “cook”. As a borrowing, chef was originally italicized, but such treatment is now obsolete.
Within a catering establishment, the head cook (and no-one else) will normally be addressed simply as "chef" as a term of respect.
Synonyms
- (cook, particularly a learned or skilful one): magirist, magirologist (obs.)
Hypernyms
- (cook): cook
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
Verb
chef (third-person singular simple present chefs, present participle cheffing, simple past and past participle cheffed)Category:English lemmas#CHEFCategory:English verbs#CHEFCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- (stativeCategory:English stative verbs#CHEF, informalCategory:English informal terms#CHEF) To work as a chef; to prepare and cook food professionally.
- 1953, The Deke Quarterly, volume 71, number 4, page 32:
- It was Brick who talked on alumni relations with the active chapters and who cheffed at our steak fry (more of that later) and Mrs. Cowles who took over […]Category:English terms with quotations#CHEF
- 1996, Sonora Review, number 31, page 110:
- I cheffed part-time at a nice restaurant in town.Category:English terms with quotations#CHEF
- 2007, Indianapolis Monthly, page 68:
- He opened Oakleys in 2002, having formerly cheffed at the late, much-missed Something Different and, before that, world-renowned kitchens in Chicago […]Category:English terms with quotations#CHEF
- 2020, William Sitwell, The Restaurant: A History of Eating Out, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
- A man called Richard Briggs cheffed at the Globe Tavern on Fleet Street, the White Hart Tavern in Holborn and the Temple Coffee House.Category:English terms with quotations#CHEF
- (MLECategory:Multicultural London English#CHEF, transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#CHEF) To stab with a knife, to shank.
- Synonyms: ching, splash; see also Thesaurus:stab
- He got cheffed up proper.Category:English terms with usage examples#CHEF
- 2016, “Skeng Man”, ASAP of 67 (lyrics):
- Still on my knife work chef him up with that ramboCategory:English terms with quotations#CHEF
- 2017 June 13, @louistheroux, Twitter, archived from the original on 8 November 2023:
- Child just said he'd "chef me up". I said not hungry, but it restored my faith in young generation, offering to cook for strangers.Category:English terms with quotations#CHEF
- 2018 August 9, “Pallance 2.0”, Taze of SMG (lyrics):
- He got cheffed in the A in the headCategory:English terms with quotations#CHEF
- 2018 August 16, “Ks On Who”, Sav12 of 12World (lyrics):
- Third time he was out of luckCategory:English terms with quotations#CHEF
He tripped up and got cheffed
- 2019 October 9, Manuel Petrovic, quotee, “Jodie Chesney: Killer targeted 'wrong people' court told”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 6 November 2019:
- Asked how he knew that, he replied: "Uh? Because I know that ... It was to do with Svenson's op - they cheffed him up a couple of month or something, a couple of months before.Category:English terms with quotations#CHEF
- (Internet slangCategory:English internet slang#CHEF) To impress others.
- 2020, “Drip Like Me”, performed by Kenndog:
- thinkin' that I be cheffin'.'Category:English terms with quotations#CHEF
Derived terms
Descendants
- →⇒ Russian: ше́фнуть (šéfnutʹ)
References
- ↑ “chef”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Basque
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:Basque terms borrowed from French#CHEFCategory:Basque unadapted borrowings from French#CHEFCategory:Basque terms derived from French#CHEF chef.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃef/ [t͡ʃef], /ʃef/ [ʃef]Category:Basque 1-syllable words#CHEFCategory:Basque 1-syllable words#CHEFCategory:Basque terms with IPA pronunciation#CHEF
- Rhymes: -efCategory:Rhymes:Basque/ef#CHEFCategory:Rhymes:Basque/ef/1 syllable#CHEF
- Hyphenation: chef
Noun
chef animCategory:Basque lemmas#CHEFCategory:Basque nouns#CHEFCategory:Basque terms spelled with C#CHEFCategory:Basque entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Basque animate nouns#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- chef (head cook)
- Synonym: sukaldariburu
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | chef | chefa | chefak | chefok |
| ergative | chefek | chefak | chefek | chefok |
| dative | chefi | chefari | chefei | chefoi |
| genitive | chefen | chefaren | chefen | chefon |
| comitative | chefekin | chefarekin | chefekin | chefokin |
| causative | chefengatik | chefarengatik | chefengatik | chefongatik |
| benefactive | chefentzat | chefarentzat | chefentzat | chefontzat |
| instrumental | chefez | chefaz | chefez | chefotaz |
| inessive | chefengan | chefarengan | chefengan | chefongan |
| locative | — | — | — | — |
| allative | chefengana | chefarengana | chefengana | chefongana |
| terminative | chefenganaino | chefarenganaino | chefenganaino | chefonganaino |
| directive | chefenganantz | chefarenganantz | chefenganantz | chefonganantz |
| destinative | chefenganako | chefarenganako | chefenganako | chefonganako |
| ablative | chefengandik | chefarengandik | chefengandik | chefongandik |
| partitive | chefik | — | — | — |
| prolative | cheftzat | — | — | — |
Further reading
- “chef”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Danish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:Danish terms borrowed from French#CHEFCategory:Danish unadapted borrowings from French#CHEFCategory:Danish terms derived from French#CHEF chef.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsjɛːˀf/, [ˈɕeˀf]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#CHEF
Noun
chef c (singular definite chefen, plural indefinite chefer)Category:Danish lemmas#CHEFCategory:Danish nouns#CHEFCategory:Danish terms spelled with C#CHEFCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Danish common-gender nouns#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
Declension
Derived terms
- administrationschef
- afdelingschef
- ankechef
- annoncechef
- balletchef
- bataljonschef
- batterichef
- brandchef
- brigadechef
- bureauchef
- butikschef
- chef-
- chefanalytiker
- chefdesigner
- chefdirigent
- chefforhandler
- chefgruppe
- chefideolog
- chefingeniør
- chefjurist
- chefkok
- chefkonsulent
- chefkontor
- chefkriminalinspektør
- cheflæge
- chefoptiker
- chefpilot
- chefpolitiinspektør
- chefpost
- chefpsykolog
- chefredaktion
- chefredaktør
- chefsekretær
- chefsergent
- chefstilling
- chefstol
- cheftræner
- cheføkonom
- dagtilbudschef
- departementschef
- designchef
- distriktschef
- divisionschef
- drabschef
- dramachef
- driftschef
- edb-chef
- efterretningschef
- eksportchef
- erhvervschef
- eskadrechef
- eskadronchef
- fabrikschef
- filialchef
- finanschef
- forskningschef
- forsvarschef
- forvaltningschef
- generalstabschef
- hofchef
- hærchef
- indkøbschef
- informationschef
- juniorchef
- kabinetschef
- kanalchef
- klinikchef
- kommunikationschef
- kompagnichef
- koncernchef
- kontorchef
- korpschef
- køkkenchef
- laboratoriechef
- landsholdschef
- logistikchef
- løbschef
- markedschef
- marketingchef
- maskinchef
- musikchef
- nyhedschef
- områdechef
- operachef
- partichef
- personalechef
- planlægningschef
- politichef
- pressechef
- produktchef
- produktionschef
- programchef
- projektchef
- protokolchef
- receptionschef
- redaktionschef
- rederichef
- regeringschef
- regimentschef
- regionschef
- regnskabschef
- restaurantchef
- rigspolitichef
- salgschef
- sekretariatschef
- sektionschef
- seniorchef
- sikkerhedschef
- skattechef
- skibschef
- skuespilchef
- socialchef
- souschef
- spionchef
- sportschef
- stabschef
- statschef
- styrelseschef
- teamchef
- teaterchef
- tjenestegrenschef
- topchef
- turistchef
- uddannelseschef
- udviklingschef
- vagtchef
- vicekontorchef
- vicepolitichef
- økonomichef
See also
References
- “chef” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from French#CHEFCategory:Dutch unadapted borrowings from French#CHEFCategory:Dutch terms derived from French#CHEF chef.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛf/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#CHEF
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#CHEFAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: chef
- Rhymes: -ɛfCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɛf#CHEFCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɛf/1 syllable#CHEF
Noun
chef m (plural chefs, diminutive chefje n, feminine cheffin)Category:Dutch lemmas#CHEFCategory:Dutch nouns#CHEFCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#CHEFCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- a boss, chief, head, leader
- Synonym: baas
- a culinary chef, a head cook
- Synonym: chef-kok
- Short for a title including chef.
- (SurinameCategory:Surinamese Dutch#CHEF) A form of address to a working-class man
- Chef, halte hoor.
- Driver, I'd like to get off the bus here.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: sèf
- → Indonesian: sep
- → Javanese: ꦱꦺꦥ꧀ (sèp)Category:Javanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#CHEF
- → Papiamentu: shèf
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Middle French#CHEFCategory:French terms derived from Middle French#CHEF chief, from Old FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#CHEFCategory:French terms derived from Old French#CHEF chief, from Vulgar LatinCategory:French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#CHEFCategory:French terms derived from Vulgar Latin#CHEF capus, from LatinCategory:French terms inherited from Latin#CHEFCategory:French terms derived from Latin#CHEF caput (“head”), from Proto-ItalicCategory:French terms inherited from Proto-Italic#CHEFCategory:French terms derived from Proto-Italic#CHEF *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CHEF *kauput-, *kaput-. Doublet of capCategory:French doublets#CHEF.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɛf/Category:French 1-syllable words#CHEFCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#CHEF
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CHEFAudio: (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CHEFAudio (France (Agen)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CHEFAudio (France (Saint-Maurice-de-Beynost)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CHEFAudio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CHEFAudio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CHEFAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CHEFAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CHEFAudio (France (Lyon)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CHEFAudio (France (Somain)): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛfCategory:Rhymes:French/ɛf#CHEF
- Homophones: cheffe, cheffes, chefsCategory:French terms with homophones#CHEF
Noun
chef m (plural chefs)Category:French lemmas#CHEFCategory:French nouns#CHEFCategory:French countable nouns#CHEFCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:French masculine nouns#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- (now literaryCategory:French literary terms#CHEF) head
- opiner du chef
- to nod
- article, principal point
- les principaux chefs d’une demande
- the main points of a request
- principal motive, charge, count of indictment
- Le procureur a tenu à refaire une lecture des chefs d’accusation.
- The prosecutor insisted on reading off the counts of indictment again.
- (heraldryCategory:fr:Heraldic charges#CHEF) chief; top third of a coat of arms
- d'or au chef de gueulesCategory:French terms with usage examples#CHEF
Derived terms
Noun
chef m (plural chefs, feminine cheffe)Category:French lemmas#CHEFCategory:French nouns#CHEFCategory:French countable nouns#CHEFCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:French masculine nouns#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- a boss, chief, leader
- Le pape est le chef de l’Église.
- The pope is the head of the church.
- a culinary chef, chief cook
- Créant dans des établissements de prestige de nombreuses recettes reprises ensuite par d'autres chefs, Escoffier a fait connaitre internationalement la cuisine française.
- Creating in prestigious establishments caused many of his recipes to be later taken up by other cooks, and thus Escoffier made French cuisine internationally known.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Arabic: شيف (šēf)
- → Belarusian: шэф (šef)
- → Bulgarian: шеф (šef)
- → Catalan: xef
- → Crimean Tatar: şef
- → Czech: šéf
- → Danish: chef
- → Dutch: chef
- → Caribbean Javanese: sèf
- → Indonesian: sep
- → Javanese: ꦱꦺꦥ꧀ (sèp)Category:Javanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#CHEF
- → Papiamentu: shèf
- → English: chef
- → German: Chef
- → Greek: σεφ (sef)
- Haitian Creole: chèf
- → Hebrew: שֶׁף (shef)
- → Hungarian: séf
- → Italian: chef
- → Japanese: シェフ (shefu)
- → Korean: 셰프 (syepeu)
- → Lithuanian: šefas
- → Luxembourgish: Chef
- → Macedonian: шеф (šef)
- → Norwegian: sjef
- → Pannonian Rusyn: шеф (šef)
- → Polish: szef
- → Kashubian: szef
- → Portuguese: chef, chefe
- → Romanian: șef
- → Russian: шеф (šef), шефъ (šef) — pre-1918 spelling
- → Slovak: šéf
- → Spanish: chef
- → Swedish: chef
- → Turkish: şef
- → Ukrainian: шеф (šef)
- → Vietnamese: sếp
- → Yiddish: שעף (shef)
Further reading
- “chef”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:Italian terms borrowed from French#CHEFCategory:Italian unadapted borrowings from French#CHEFCategory:Italian terms derived from French#CHEF chef (“head; chief”), from Middle FrenchCategory:Italian terms derived from Middle French#CHEF chief, from Old FrenchCategory:Italian terms derived from Old French#CHEF chief, from Vulgar LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin#CHEF capus, from LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#CHEF caput (“head”), from Proto-ItalicCategory:Italian terms derived from Proto-Italic#CHEF *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CHEF *káput. Doublet of capoCategory:Italian doublets#CHEF.
Pronunciation
Noun
chef m (invariable)Category:Italian lemmas#CHEFCategory:Italian nouns#CHEFCategory:Italian countable nouns#CHEFCategory:Italian indeclinable nouns#CHEFCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Italian masculine nouns#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- (cookingCategory:it:Cooking#CHEF) chef (head cook)
- Synonym: capocuoco
- (by extension) a sophisticated cook
Related terms
References
- ↑ chef in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
- chef in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old FrenchCategory:Middle English terms borrowed from Old French#CHEFCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old French#CHEF chief, from LatinCategory:Middle English terms derived from Latin#CHEF caput.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
chefCategory:Middle English lemmas#CHEFCategory:Middle English nouns#CHEFCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF (uncountableCategory:Middle English uncountable nouns#CHEF)
- A leader, boss, or director; a chief official; one in charge.
- An authority or source of power; something which controls.
- The main, important or foundational part of something.
- The upper or topmost portion of something.
- (heraldryCategory:enm:Heraldry#CHEF) The heraldic chief.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “chẹ̄f, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 September 2018.
Adjective
chef (plural and weak singular cheve, comparative chever, superlative chevest)Category:Middle English lemmas#CHEFCategory:Middle English adjectives#CHEFCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- Chief, head, top-ranking, executive; being in ultimate control.
- Principal, foremost, predominant, primary; having the greatest importance.
- High-quality, outstanding, notable, worthy; deserving recognition.
- (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#CHEF) Infamous; grave.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “chẹ̄f, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 September 2018.
Adverb
chefCategory:Middle English lemmas#CHEFCategory:Middle English adverbs#CHEFCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#CHEF) Principally, (the) most.
References
- “chẹ̄fe, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 September 2018.
Etymology 2
Noun
chefCategory:Middle English alternative forms#CHEFCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- alternative form of chaf
Norman
Etymology
From Old FrenchCategory:Norman terms inherited from Old French#CHEFCategory:Norman terms derived from Old French#CHEF chief, chef, from Vulgar LatinCategory:Norman terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#CHEFCategory:Norman terms derived from Vulgar Latin#CHEF capus, from LatinCategory:Norman terms inherited from Latin#CHEFCategory:Norman terms derived from Latin#CHEF caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Norman terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#CHEF *kauput-, *kaput-.
Noun
chef m (plural chefs)Category:Norman lemmas#CHEFCategory:Norman nouns#CHEFCategory:Norman entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Norman masculine nouns#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
Derived terms
- chef dé deu (“chief mourner”)
- chef dé musique (“conductor”)
Old French
Noun
chef oblique singular, m (oblique plural ches, nominative singular ches, nominative plural chef)Category:Old French lemmas#CHEFCategory:Old French nouns#CHEFCategory:Old French masculine nouns#CHEFCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Old French masculine nouns#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- alternative form of chief
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from French#CHEFCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from French#CHEFCategory:Portuguese terms derived from French#CHEF chef.
Pronunciation
Noun
chef m or f by sense (plural chefs)Category:Portuguese lemmas#CHEFCategory:Portuguese nouns#CHEFCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#CHEFCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense#CHEFCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#CHEFCategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#CHEFCategory:Portuguese nouns with multiple genders#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- alternative form of chefe (the head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant)
Further reading
- “chef”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman TurkishCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish#CHEFCategory:Romanian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#CHEF كیف (keyf), from ArabicCategory:Romanian terms derived from Arabic#CHEF كَيْف (kayf). Compare Turkish keyif.
Noun
chef n (plural chefuri)Category:Romanian lemmas#CHEFCategory:Romanian nouns#CHEFCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#CHEFCategory:Romanian countable nouns#CHEFCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
- (good) disposition, mood
- desire, wish
- (figuratively) appetite
- whim, caprice
- shindig, blowout,
- revelry, binge; by extension, drunkenness
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | chef | cheful | chefuri | chefurile |
| genitive-dative | chef | chefului | chefuri | chefurilor |
| vocative | chefule | chefurilor | ||
See also
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from French#CHEFCategory:Spanish unadapted borrowings from French#CHEFCategory:Spanish terms derived from French#CHEF chef. Doublet of jefe and caboCategory:Spanish doublets#CHEF.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃef/ [ˈt͡ʃef]Category:Spanish 1-syllable words#CHEFCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CHEF
- Syllabification: chef
- IPA(key): /ˈʃef/ [ˈʃef]Category:Spanish 1-syllable words#CHEFCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CHEF
- Rhymes: -efCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ef#CHEFCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ef/1 syllable#CHEF
Noun
chef m or f by sense (plural chefs)Category:Spanish lemmas#CHEFCategory:Spanish nouns#CHEFCategory:Spanish countable nouns#CHEFCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense#CHEFCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#CHEFCategory:Spanish feminine nouns#CHEFCategory:Spanish nouns with multiple genders#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
Usage notes
- According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Related terms
Further reading
- “chef”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “chef”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA
Swedish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from French#CHEFCategory:Swedish unadapted borrowings from French#CHEFCategory:Swedish terms derived from French#CHEF chef.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɧeːf/, /ɧɛːf/Category:Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation#CHEF
Noun
chef cCategory:Swedish lemmas#CHEFCategory:Swedish nouns#CHEFCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#CHEFCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#CHEFCategory:Pages with entries#CHEFCategory:Pages with 13 entries#CHEF
Usage notes
False friend with chef, see kock.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | chef | chefs |
| definite | chefen | chefens | |
| plural | indefinite | chefer | chefers |
| definite | cheferna | chefernas |