sous-chef
English
Etymology
From French sous-chef. Compare Italian sotto capo, which was calqued into English as underboss. Perhaps there was ultimately an unattested term *subcaput in Late Latin, with a variant *subciput.
Noun
sous-chef (plural sous-chefs)
- (cooking) The chef underneath the head chef in the chef's hierarchy.
Coordinate terms
Translations
chef underneath the head chef
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See also
- short-order cook
- executive chef
- cook
French
Etymology
Noun
sous-chef m (plural sous-chefs)
- second-in-command; right-hand-man
Descendants
- English: sous-chef
Further reading
- “sous-chef” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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