sous-chef
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sous-chef
< French, equivalent to sous under (< Latin subtus (adv.) underneath, below) + chef chef
Example Sentences
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Now, “people are eating more chicken thighs—for protein, for flavor, and for economical reasons,” said Chef Eric Huang, Pecking House’s founder and a former Eleven Madison Park sous-chef.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
She hands Prado a cutting board and tells her sous-chef to cut the tomatoes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024
Plump, red-haired and sassy, she and I immediately hit it off and at her request, I became her sous-chef of sorts.
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2022
The Tombs’ culinary caretakers include Adam Howard, the new executive chef of the formal 1789, and Chris Benitez, who serves as sous-chef downstairs.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
Gogol is grateful for something to do, to be occupied and productive, even in the role of sous-chef to Donald.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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