"sous-chef" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sous-chefs [plural]
Etymology: From French sous-chef. Compare Italian sotto capo, which was calqued into English as underboss. Perhaps there was ultimately an unattested term *subcaput in Late Latin, with a variant *subciput. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|sous-chef}} French sous-chef Head templates: {{en-noun}} sous-chef (plural sous-chefs)
  1. (cooking) The chef underneath the head chef in the chef's hierarchy. Categories (topical): Cooking, Occupations, People Related terms: cook, executive chef, short-order cook, underchef Coordinate_terms: chef, line cook, prep cook Translations (chef underneath the head chef): 副廚 (Chinese Mandarin), 副厨 (fùchú) (alt: ㄈˋㄔㄨˊ) (Chinese Mandarin), apukokki (Finnish), Souschef [masculine] (German), subchefe [masculine] (Portuguese), sous-chef [masculine] (Portuguese), bếp phó (Vietnamese)

Noun [French]

IPA: /su.ʃɛf/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-sous-chef.wav Forms: sous-chefs [plural], sous-cheffe [feminine]
Etymology: From sous- (“sub-”) + chef (“chief”). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|sous-|chef|t1=sub-|t2=chief}} sous- (“sub-”) + chef (“chief”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=sous-cheffe}} sous-chef m (plural sous-chefs, feminine sous-cheffe)
  1. second-in-command; right-hand man Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sous-chef-fr-noun-8dSd0txD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with sous-

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /suʃˈʃɛf/
Rhymes: -ɛf Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French sous-chef (“second-in-command”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|fr|sous-chef||second-in-command}} Unadapted borrowing from French sous-chef (“second-in-command”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} sous-chef m (invariable)
  1. (cooking) sous-chef Tags: invariable, masculine Categories (topical): Cooking, Occupations Synonyms: sottocuoco Related terms: chef
    Sense id: en-sous-chef-it-noun-LSZng9MI Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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