chef
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chef/ʃef/
▶noun a professional cook, typically the chief cook in a restaurant or hotel. ▶verb (chefs, cheffing, cheffed) work as a chef.
– origin C19: Fr., lit. ‘head’.
'chef' also found in these Oxford entries:
Alfredo
- chateaubriand
- chef-d'œuvre
- chief
- commis chef
- mornay
- nacho
- Sachertorte
- saucier
- signature
- sous-

