chefe

== Middle English == === Noun === chefe alternative form of chef === Adjective === chefe alternative form of chef === Adverb === chefe alternative form of chef == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French chef; cognates include Spanish jefe and English chief. Doublet of chef, cabo, and caput. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛfi, (Portugal) -ɛfɨ Hyphenation: che‧fe === Noun === chefe m or f by sense (plural chefes, feminine (informal) chefa, feminine plural (informal) chefas) chief, head, head man, boss Synonyms: gerente, administrador, capataz, controlador, feitor, organizador, superintendente, supervisor chieftain Synonym: cacique chef (the head cook of an establishment such as a restaurant) Synonym: (unadapted form) chef (video games) boss Synonyms: chefão, boss (heraldry) chief (Brazil, colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a waiter Synonyms: grande, amigo ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tetum: xefe === Further reading === “chefe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “chefe”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “chefe”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “chefe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026