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sous-chef

American

[soo-shef, soo-shef] / ˈsuˌʃɛf, suˈʃɛf /

noun

the second in command in a kitchen; the person ranking next after the head chef.

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Inflected Forms

noun

sous-chefs

plural

Etymology

Origin of sous-chef

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

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