Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chef de cuisine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: chef de cui-sine
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The main or executive chef in a restaurant.

Etymology

From French chef de cuisine (literally “chief of (the) kitchen”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: chef de cuisine

Inflected Forms

chefs de cuisine (plural)

Questions

What does chef de cuisine mean?: The main or executive chef in a restaurant.
Where does chef de cuisine come from?: It is traced to French.

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