Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chefling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chefling
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young, little, or subordinate chef.

Example Sentences

"[…] they see that up & coming cheflings do not scoff at peelings […]"
"“Do I ask you?”, she shouts, “what goes on in the kitchen? How do I know you're not buggering your cheflings in the larder?”"
"A part-time chef at the Santa Fe School of Cooking and full-time Culinary Arts Director at the Santa Fe Community College, Michelle proudly enjoys educating her “cheflings.”"

Etymology

From chef + -ling. Piecewise doublet of chiefling and headling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: chef

Inflected Forms

cheflings (plural)

Questions

What does chefling mean?: A young, little, or subordinate chef.
Where does chefling come from?: From chef + -ling. Piecewise doublet of chiefling and headling.

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