"chefe" meaning in Portuguese

See chefe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɛ.fi/ [Brazil], /ˈʃɛ.fi/ [Brazil], /ˈʃɛ.fe/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈʃɛ.fɨ/ [Portugal], /ˈʃɛ.fɨ/ [Portugal], /ˈt͡ʃɛ.fɨ/ [Northern, Portugal] Forms: chefes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French chef, from Old French chief, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *káput (“head”). Cognate of Spanish jefe and English chief. Doublet of chef, cabo, caput, and capuz. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|fr|chef}} Borrowed from French chef, {{der|pt|fro|chief}} Old French chief, {{der|pt|la|caput|t=head}} Latin caput (“head”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*kauput-}} Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, {{cog|es|jefe}} Spanish jefe, {{cog|en|chief}} English chief, {{doublet|pt|chef|cabo|caput|capuz}} Doublet of chef, cabo, caput, and capuz Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense}} chefe m or f by sense (plural chefes)
  1. chief, head, head man, boss Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: gerente, administrador, capataz, controlador, feitor, organizador, superintendente, supervisor
    Sense id: en-chefe-pt-noun-TyOLVYkf Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 14 22 2 10 24 Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 20 18 13 15 17 18
  2. chieftain Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: cacique
    Sense id: en-chefe-pt-noun-VBNai3bx Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 14 22 2 10 24 Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 20 18 13 15 17 18
  3. chef (the head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Cooking, Occupations Synonyms: chef (english: unadapted form)
    Sense id: en-chefe-pt-noun-rBqqIPU7 Disambiguation of Cooking: 9 6 33 13 5 32 Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 14 22 2 10 24 Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 20 18 13 15 17 18
  4. (video games) boss Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Video games, Cooking Synonyms: chefão, boss
    Sense id: en-chefe-pt-noun-pefAAkQ3 Disambiguation of Cooking: 9 6 33 13 5 32 Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 20 18 13 15 17 18 Topics: video-games
  5. (heraldry) chief Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-chefe-pt-noun-koWCe4Ax Categories (other): Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 20 18 13 15 17 18 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  6. (Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a waiter Tags: Brazil, by-personal-gender, colloquial, feminine, masculine Categories (topical): Cooking, Occupations Synonyms: grande, amigo
    Sense id: en-chefe-pt-noun-yIN~lZM4 Disambiguation of Cooking: 9 6 33 13 5 32 Disambiguation of Occupations: 28 14 22 2 10 24 Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 8 8 16 2 4 9 12 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 5 19 1 3 9 15 37 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 27 7 5 8 17 37 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 20 18 13 15 17 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chefa [feminine, informal]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "used in the vocative"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "grande"
        },
        {
          "word": "amigo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "by-personal-gender",
        "colloquial",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛ.fi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛ.fi/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛ.fe/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛ.fɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛ.fɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɛ.fɨ/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "chefa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chefe"
}

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