noun, masculine/feminine/ˈt͡ʃef/plural: chefs
chef, head cook
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Vulgar Latin capus Old French chief Middle French chief French chefubor. Spanish chef Unadapted borrowing from French chef. Doublet of jefe and cabo.