Meanings
nounchef's knife (plural chef's knives or chefs' knives)
plural chef's knives · plural chefs' knives
- A type of general purpose kitchen knife used for food preparation, typically measuring eight inches by one and a half inches.
Synonyms: cook's knife
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of general purpose kitchen knife used for food preparation, typically measuring eight inches by one and a half inches.
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Translations
Basque tipula-ganibet
- tipula-ganibetkitchen utensil
Bulgarian готварски нож
- готварски нож (gotvarski nož)kitchen utensil
Chinese Mandarin 菜刀
- 菜刀 (càidāo)kitchen utensil
Danish kokkekniv
- kokkeknivkitchen utensil
Dutch koksmes
- koksmeskitchen utensil
Finnish kokkiveitsi
- kokkiveitsikitchen utensil
French couteau de chef
- couteau de chefkitchen utensil
German Kochmesser
- Kochmesserkitchen utensil
Italian coltello del cuoco
- coltello del cuocokitchen utensil
Japanese 牛刀, 中華包丁
- 牛刀 (gyūtō)kitchen utensil
- 中華包丁kitchen utensil
Norwegian Bokmål kokkekniv
- kokkeknivkitchen utensil
Polish nóż kucharski
- nóż kucharskikitchen utensil
Portuguese peixeira
- peixeirakitchen utensil
Russian поварско́й нож
- поварско́й нож (povarskój nož)kitchen utensil
Spanish cuchillo de chef
- cuchillo de chefkitchen utensil
Swedish kockkniv
- kockknivkitchen utensil
Turkish şef bıçağı
- şef bıçağıkitchen utensil
Ukrainian ку́харський ніж
- ку́харський ніж (kúxarsʹkyj niž)kitchen utensil
Cite this entry
APA
chef's knife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chef's%20knife
MLA
“chef's knife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chef's%20knife. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chef's knife,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chef's%20knife.
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