kitchen brigade

noun

A kitchen staff that operates under the brigade system.

Meanings

nounkitchen brigade (plural kitchen brigades)

plural kitchen brigades

  1. A kitchen staff that operates under the brigade system.

Origin

  1. Frenchbrigade de cuisine
  2. Englishkitchen brigade

Calque of French brigade de cuisine

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