Definitions for chef
ʃɛfchef

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chefnoun

   a professional cook

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. chefnoun

   The head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant, club, or wealthy family.

2. chefnoun

   Chief.

3. Etymology: From chef de cuisine, chief (English chief), from capum (from which also captain, chieftain), from caput (English cap), from kauput- (English head).

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chef

   A chef is a professional cook and tradesman who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term chef de cuisine (French pronunciation: ​[ʃɛf də kɥizin]), the director or head of a kitchen. Chefs can receive formal training from an institution, as well as by apprenticing with an experienced chef. There are different terms that use the word chef in their titles, and deal with specific areas of food preparation. Examples include the sous-chef, who acts as the second-in-command in a kitchen, and the chef de partie, who handles a specific area of production. The kitchen brigade system is a hierarchy found in restaurants and hotels employing extensive staff, many of which use the word "chef" in their titles. Underneath the chefs are the kitchen assistants. A chef's standard uniform includes a hat (called a toque), neckerchief, double-breasted jacket, apron and sturdy shoes (that may include steel or plastic toe-caps).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Chefnoun

   a chief of head person

2. Chefnoun

   the head cook of large establishment, as a club, a family, etc

3. Chefnoun

   same as Chief

4. Etymology: [F.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Chef

   A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional cook who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Chef

   shef, n. a master-cook; a reliquary in the shape of a head.—adj. chief, as in Chef d'œuvre, masterpiece, [Fr. See Chief.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. chef

   The Messiah of gluttons; a Borgia of the scullery; one who crochets sweetbreads instead of cooking them.

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2. CHEF

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chef

   French for head or master. Employed alone, the word expresses a head man cook.

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1. • Cook

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chef in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chef in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of chef in a Sentence

1. Franklin Becker:

   Anybody that is a chef and claims to be higher than thou, is not a chef.

2. Adrian Edwards:

   We are still getting information about how many people affected, we know that thousands of refugees were there, the reports that we've received, the town was attacked by about 30 militants using boats, they attacked parts of the town itself, the 'chef de canton' himself was killed. We were in contact with a refugee during the attack but the phone line went dead. We are still trying to find out more about the situation there.

3. Chef Ana Roš:

   You can be talented, but the talent may be 30 % of the success. It all comes back to motivation, i could have failed as a chef and failed as a parent. But I was highly motivated in both.

4. Eva Longoria:

   He’s always in the kitchen, he likes to bake — you know, cookies, cake, Jell-O — and he does a lot of the chopping. He’s my sous chef.

5. Mark Kahn:

   Big Food is facing extinction, no one eats Chef Boyardee anymore.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chef
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chef
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chef
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chef
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chef
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=chef
7. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=chef
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=chef