"chef" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɛf/ Audio: Fr-chef.ogg Forms: chefs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛf Etymology: Inherited from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-. Doublet of cap. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|chief|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French chief, {{inh+|fr|frm|chief}} Inherited from Middle French chief, {{inh|fr|fro|chief}} Old French chief, {{inh|fr|VL.|capus}} Vulgar Latin capus, {{inh|fr|la|caput|t=head}} Latin caput (“head”), {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*kaput}} Proto-Italic *kaput, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*kauput-}} Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, {{m|ine-pro|*kaput-}} *kaput-, {{doublet|fr|cap}} Doublet of cap Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} chef m (plural chefs)
  1. (now literary) head Tags: literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-chef-fr-noun-ny5tM6Nx
  2. article, principal point Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chef-fr-noun-xhsc7mJK
  3. principal motive, charge, count of indictment Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chef-fr-noun-Lj07NEXz
  4. (heraldry) chief; top third of a coat of arms Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-chef-fr-noun-QFBevU4K Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 26 15 8 34 10 8 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ʃɛf/ Audio: Fr-chef.ogg Forms: chefs [plural], cheffe [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɛf Etymology: Inherited from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-. Doublet of cap. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|chief|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French chief, {{inh+|fr|frm|chief}} Inherited from Middle French chief, {{inh|fr|fro|chief}} Old French chief, {{inh|fr|VL.|capus}} Vulgar Latin capus, {{inh|fr|la|caput|t=head}} Latin caput (“head”), {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*kaput}} Proto-Italic *kaput, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*kauput-}} Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, {{m|ine-pro|*kaput-}} *kaput-, {{doublet|fr|cap}} Doublet of cap Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=cheffe}} chef m (plural chefs, feminine cheffe)
  1. a boss, chief, leader Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chef-fr-noun-qOP6fjwY
  2. a culinary chef, chief cook Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chef-fr-noun-8uaOf-md
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: achever, achèvement
Derived forms: chef de bande, chef de file, chef d’État, chef d’orchestre, en chef, adjudant-chef, chef de famille, chef de partie, chef d’entreprise, chef d’état-major, cheffe, chefferie, cheftaine, commandant en chef, couteau de chef, ingénieur en chef, sergent-chef, sous-chef

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "→ Arabic: شيف (šēf)",
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          "args": {
            "1": "crh",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Greek: σεφ (sef)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Greek: σεφ (sef)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "nl",
            "2": "chef",
            "bor": "1"
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    },
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ English: chef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: chef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Chef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Chef\n→ Serbo-Croatian: ше̏ф/šȅf",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Chef\n→ Serbo-Croatian: ше̏ф/šȅf"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "séf",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: séf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: séf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "chef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: chef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: chef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "ja",
            "2": "シェフ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "shefu"
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          "expansion": "→ Japanese: シェフ (shefu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Japanese: シェフ (shefu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "lb",
            "2": "Chef",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Luxembourgish: Chef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Luxembourgish: Chef"
    },
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Norwegian: sjef",
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      "text": "→ Norwegian: sjef"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "szef",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Polish: szef",
          "name": "desc"
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            "2": "chef",
            "3": "chefe",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: chef, chefe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Portuguese: chef, chefe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "șef",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: șef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: șef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "2": "шеф",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Russian: шеф (šef), шефъ (šef)\n→ Armenian: շեֆ (šef)",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Russian: шеф (šef), шефъ (šef)\n→ Armenian: շեֆ (šef)"
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            "2": "chef",
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: chef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: chef"
    },
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Swedish: chef",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Swedish: chef"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "şef",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Turkish: şef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Turkish: şef"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yi",
            "2": "שעף",
            "bor": "1"
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      "text": "→ Yiddish: שעף (shef)"
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of cap",
      "name": "doublet"
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    {
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        "plural"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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        {
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          "leader",
          "leader"
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        "masculine"
      ]
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    {
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        {
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        }
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        [
          "cook",
          "cook"
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        "masculine"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɛf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛf"
    },
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      "homophone": "cheffe"
    },
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      "homophone": "cheffes"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chefs"
    },
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}
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    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
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    "French terms with audio links",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:French/ɛf"
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    {
      "word": "au premier chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef de bande"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef de cabinet"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef de chœur"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef de file"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef de guerre"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef de projet"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef d’accusation"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef d’État"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef d’orchestre"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef-d’œuvre"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef-lieu"
    },
    {
      "word": "couvre-chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "de son chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "de son propre chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "derechef"
    },
    {
      "word": "en chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "opiner du chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "rédacteur en chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "rédactrice en chef"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Inherited",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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    {
      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "fro",
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      "expansion": "Old French chief",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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        "3": "capus"
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      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin capus",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "caput",
        "t": "head"
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      "expansion": "Latin caput (“head”)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*kaput"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *kaput",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kauput-"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kauput-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*kaput-"
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      "expansion": "*kaput-",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "cap"
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      "expansion": "Doublet of cap",
      "name": "doublet"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "chef m (plural chefs)",
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    {
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        "French literary terms",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "to nod",
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        }
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        [
          "head",
          "head"
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      ],
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        "(now literary) head"
      ],
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        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "the main points of a request",
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "article, principal point"
      ],
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        [
          "article",
          "article"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The prosecutor insisted on reading off the counts of indictment again.",
          "text": "Le procureur a tenu à refaire une lecture des chefs d’accusation.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "principal motive, charge, count of indictment"
      ],
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        [
          "principal",
          "principal"
        ],
        [
          "motive",
          "motive"
        ],
        [
          "charge",
          "charge"
        ],
        [
          "count",
          "count"
        ],
        [
          "indictment",
          "indictment"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "fr:Heraldic charges"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "or, a chief gules",
          "text": "d’or au chef de gueules",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chief; top third of a coat of arms"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heraldry",
          "heraldry"
        ],
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ],
        [
          "coat of arms",
          "coat of arms"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(heraldry) chief; top third of a coat of arms"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "heraldry",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɛf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛf"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "cheffe"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "cheffes"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chefs"
    },
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    "French 1-syllable words",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French doublets",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links",
    "French terms with homophones",
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    {
      "word": "adjudant-chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef de bande"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef de famille"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef de file"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef de partie"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef d’entreprise"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef d’État"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef d’état-major"
    },
    {
      "word": "chef d’orchestre"
    },
    {
      "word": "cheffe"
    },
    {
      "word": "chefferie"
    },
    {
      "word": "cheftaine"
    },
    {
      "word": "commandant en chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "couteau de chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "en chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "ingénieur en chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "sergent-chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "sous-chef"
    }
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "شيف",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "šēf"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: شيف (šēf)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: شيف (šēf)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "xef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: xef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: xef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "crh",
            "2": "şef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Crimean Tatar: şef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Crimean Tatar: şef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "chef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: chef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: chef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σεφ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: σεφ (sef)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: σεφ (sef)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "chef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: chef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: chef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "chef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: chef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: chef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Chef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Chef\n→ Serbo-Croatian: ше̏ф/šȅf",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Chef\n→ Serbo-Croatian: ше̏ф/šȅf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "séf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: séf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: séf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "chef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: chef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: chef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "シェフ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "shefu"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: シェフ (shefu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: シェフ (shefu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lb",
            "2": "Chef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Luxembourgish: Chef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Luxembourgish: Chef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "sjef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian: sjef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: sjef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "szef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: szef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: szef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "chef",
            "3": "chefe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: chef, chefe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: chef, chefe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "șef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: șef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: șef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "шеф",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: шеф (šef), шефъ (šef)\n→ Armenian: շեֆ (šef)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: шеф (šef), шефъ (šef)\n→ Armenian: շեֆ (šef)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "chef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: chef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: chef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "chef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: chef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: chef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "şef",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: şef",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: şef"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yi",
            "2": "שעף",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yiddish: שעף (shef)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yiddish: שעף (shef)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Inherited",
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
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        "ts": ""
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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      "expansion": "Old French chief",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "VL.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "caput",
        "t": "head"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "cap"
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      "expansion": "Doublet of cap",
      "name": "doublet"
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "cheffe",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    }
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "cheffe"
      },
      "expansion": "chef m (plural chefs, feminine cheffe)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "achever"
    },
    {
      "word": "achèvement"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The pope is the head of the church.",
          "text": "Le pape est le chef de l’Église.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a boss, chief, leader"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ],
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Creating in prestigious establishments caused many of his recipes to be later taken up by other cooks, and thus Escoffier made French cuisine internationally known.",
          "text": "Créant dans des établissements de prestige de nombreuses recettes reprises ensuite par d’autres chefs, Escoffier a fait connaitre internationalement la cuisine française.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a culinary chef, chief cook"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cook",
          "cook"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɛf/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛf"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "cheffe"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "cheffes"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "chefs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-chef.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5f/Fr-chef.ogg/Fr-chef.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Fr-chef.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "fr:chef"
  ],
  "word": "chef"
}

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