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Middle English
Noun
chefe
- Alternative form of chef
Adjective
chefe
- Alternative form of chef
Adverb
chefe
- Alternative form of chef
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- chefa (informal feminine form)
Etymology
Borrowed from French chef, from Old French chief, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput (“head”). Cognate of Spanish jefe and English chief. Doublet of chef, cabo, caput, and capuz.
Pronunciation
Noun
chefe m or f by sense (plural chefes)
- chief, head, head man, boss
- Synonyms: gerente, administrador, capataz, controlador, feitor, organizador, superintendente, supervisor
- chieftain
- Synonym: cacique
- chef (the head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant)
- Synonym: (unadapted form) chef
- (video games) boss
- Synonyms: chefão, boss
- (heraldry) chief
- (Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a waiter
- Synonyms: grande, amigo