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sous-chef
(so̅o̅′shef′; Fr. so̅o̅ shef′),USA pronunciation n., pl. chefs
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(-shefs′; Fr. shef′).USA pronunciation
- Food, Foreign Termsthe second in command in a kitchen;
the person ranking next after the head chef.
- Latin subtus (adverb, adverbial) underneath, below) + chef chef
- French, equivalent. to sous under (
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