cef

See also: çef

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English chef, from French chef, from Old French chief (“head, leader”), from Vulgar Latin capus (“head”), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛf], [ʃɛf]
  • Rhymes: -ɛf
  • Hyphenation: cèf

Noun

cef (Jawi spelling چيف, plural cef-cef)

  1. The head cook at a hotel, restaurant, and other places; a chef.
    Synonym: ketua jurumasak

Further reading

  • “cef”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
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