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シェフ

シェ

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Meanings

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noun

chef; head cook

Refers to a professional chef, especially the head chef in a restaurant kitchen. A common loanword from French.

from French

あのレストランのシェフはフランスで修しゅ行ぎょうしたそうです。
I heard the chef at that restaurant trained in France.
シェフのおすすめ料りょう理りを注ちゅう文もんした。
I ordered the chef's recommended dish.

Similar words

料りょう理り人にん
A general term for a cook or chef, while シェフ specifically implies a head chef or a chef with authority in a professional kitchen.
コック
A more casual term for a cook, often used for line cooks or cooks in less formal settings, whereas シェフ carries a higher status.

Etymology

Borrowed from French 'chef', meaning chief or head, used in Japanese to refer to a professional chef, especially the head of a kitchen.