maître queux
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le maître queux
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
1. (old-fashioned) (profession)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another time (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. head chef
Plusieurs de mes ancêtres ont été maîtres queux auprès de grandes familles.Several of my ancestors were head chefs to prominent families.
b. head cook
Un bon maître queux se doit de maîtriser la tradition culinaire.A good head cook must master the culinary tradition.
c. chief cook
Une cuisine sans maître queux est comme un ensemble symphonique sans chef d'orchestre.A kitchen without a chief cook is like a symphony ensemble without a conductor.
d. master chef
Après l'invention de l'imprimerie, les grands maîtres queux européens ont publié leurs propres livres de cuisine.After the invention of printing, the great European master chefs published their own cookbooks.
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