chefe

chefe

1. Alternative form of chef

chefe

1. Alternative form of chef

chefe

1. Alternative form of chef

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.

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛfi, (Portugal) -ɛfɨ
• Hyphenation: che‧fe

chefe m or f by sense (plural chefes, feminine (informal) chefa, feminine plural (informal) chefas)

1. chief, head, head man, boss

   Synonyms: gerente, administrador, capataz, controlador, feitor, organizador, superintendente, supervisor

2. chieftain

   Synonym: cacique

3. chef (the head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant)

   Synonym: (unadapted form) chef

4. (video games) boss

   Synonyms: chefão, boss

5. (heraldry) chief
6. (Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a waiter

   Synonyms: grande, amigo

• → Tetum: xefe

• “chefe”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “chefe”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024