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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The chef who is second in authority in a restaurant or kitchen, ranking below the head chef.

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  • noun cooking The chef underneath the head chef in the chef's hierarchy.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French : sous, under + chef, chef.]

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From French

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