Etymology

chef de cuisine

Today it means: The main or executive chef in a restaurant. Full definition →

French chef de cuisine
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  1. French · borrowed fromchef de cuisine
  2. English todaychef de cuisine

From French chef de cuisine (literally “chief of (the) kitchen”).

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