sous-chef


sous-chef

S0581650 (so͞o′shĕf′, so͞o-shĕf′)n. pl. sous-chefs (-shĕfs′, -shĕf′) The chef who is second in authority in a restaurant or kitchen, ranking below the chef de cuisine.
[French : sous, under + chef, chef.]

sous-chef

(ˈsuˌʃɛf; Fr. suˈʃɛf)

n., pl. -chefs (-ˌʃɛfs; Fr. -ˈʃɛf) the person ranking next after the head chef in a kitchen. [< French, =sous under (< Latin subtus (adv.) underneath, below) + chef chef]