COMMIS


Meaning of COMMIS in English

/ ˈkɒmi; NAmE ˈkɑːmi/ ( pl. com·mis /ˈkɒmi; NAmE ˈkɑːmi/) (also ˌcommis ˈchef ) noun

a junior cook who works in a kitchen

—compare chef , sous-chef

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: from French , deputy, clerk, past participle of commettre entrust, from Latin committere (in medieval Latin put into custody), from com- with + mittere put or send.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.