"chef's knife" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chef's knives [plural], chefs' knives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|chef's knives|chefs' knives}} chef's knife (plural chef's knives or chefs' knives)
  1. A type of general purpose kitchen knife used for food preparation, typically measuring eight inches by one and a half inches. Wikipedia link: chef's knife Categories (topical): Cutlery, Knives Synonyms: cook's knife Translations (kitchen utensil): tipula-ganibet (Basque), 菜刀 (càidāo) (english: cleaver used as a chef's knife in Chinese cooking) (Chinese Mandarin), kokkekniv [common-gender] (Danish), koksmes [neuter] (Dutch), kokkiveitsi (Finnish), couteau de chef [masculine] (French), Kochmesser [neuter] (German), coltello del cuoco [masculine] (Italian), 牛刀 (gyūtō) [Western] [cooking, food, lifestyle] (Japanese), 中華包丁 [Chinese] [cooking, food, lifestyle] (Japanese), kokkekniv [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nóż kucharski [masculine] (Polish), peixeira [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), поварско́й нож (povarskój nož) [masculine] (Russian), cuchillo de chef [masculine] (Spanish), kockkniv [common-gender] (Swedish), şef bıçağı (Turkish), ку́харський ніж (kúxarsʹkyj niž) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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