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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.
- Hypernyms: chef, cook
- Coordinate terms: underchef (sometimes synonymous), line cook
Translations
chef underneath the head chef
French
Etymology
From sous- (“sub-”) + chef (“chief”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sous-chef m (plural sous-chefs, feminine sous-cheffe)
- second-in-command; right-hand man
Descendants
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French sous-chef (“second-in-command”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sous-chef m (invariable)
- (cooking) sous-chef
- Synonym: sottocuoco