/ ʃef; NAmE / noun
a professional cook, especially the most senior cook in a restaurant, hotel, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: French , literally head .
/ ʃef; NAmE / noun
a professional cook, especially the most senior cook in a restaurant, hotel, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: French , literally head .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005