jefe

/ˈxefe/ · A1 · noun · m

head

jefe — head

👔 jefe = chef = chief: all three come from French chef, the head

Spanish borrowed jefe from French chef, which descends from Latin caput (head). English took the same word twice: as chief and as chef, the head of a kitchen. The j is a throaty h: HEH-feh.

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