sous-chef

[ soo-shef; French soo-shef ]

noun,plural sous-chefs [soo-shefs; French soo-shef]. /ˈsuˌʃɛfs; French suˈʃɛf/.
  1. the second in command in a kitchen; the person ranking next after the head chef.

Origin of sous-chef

1
<French, equivalent to sous under (<Latin subtus (adv.) underneath, below) + chefchef

Words Nearby sous-chef

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How to use sous-chef in a sentence

  • I found him ten years afterwards a sous-chef de gare on the Belgian frontier.

    The Belovd Vagabond | William J. Locke