chef de partie
chef de partie noun: a chef in charge of a particular area of production in the kitchen, such as fish or roast meats.
Noun
chef de partie (plural chefs de partie)
- A chef in charge of a particular area of production in the kitchen, such as fish or roast meats.
- Near-synonyms: sous-chef, subchef, underchef, subcook, undercook (all sometimes synonymous)
- Various of his clean-cut, youthful chefs de partie, cast as if from a late 2000s Lanvin menswear show, move around in purposeful silence prepping their sections, with quick, hesitant moves, as they reprioritise their mental to-do lists.2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 263
Synonyms of chef de partie
Forms of chef de partie
| plural | chefs de partie |
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Origin of chef de partie
Borrowed from French chef de partie.
Questions about chef de partie
- What does chef de partie mean?
- Chef de partie means a chef in charge of a particular area of production in the kitchen, such as fish or roast meats.
- What part of speech is chef de partie?
- Chef de partie is a noun.
- What is the plural of chef de partie?
- The plural of chef de partie is chefs de partie.
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