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chef's knife

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of general purpose kitchen knife used for food preparation, typically measuring eight inches by one and a half inches.

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19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: tipula-ganibet — kitchen utensil
  • Bulgarian: готварски нож (gotvarski nož) — kitchen utensil
  • Chinese Mandarin: 菜刀 (càidāo) — kitchen utensil
  • Danish: kokkekniv — kitchen utensil
  • Dutch: koksmes — kitchen utensil
  • Finnish: kokkiveitsi — kitchen utensil
  • French: couteau de chef — kitchen utensil
  • German: Kochmesser — kitchen utensil
  • Italian: coltello del cuoco — kitchen utensil
  • Japanese: 牛刀 (gyūtō) — kitchen utensil
  • Japanese: 中華包丁 — kitchen utensil
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kokkekniv — kitchen utensil
  • Polish: nóż kucharski — kitchen utensil
  • Portuguese: peixeira — kitchen utensil
  • Russian: поварско́й нож (povarskój nož) — kitchen utensil
  • Spanish: cuchillo de chef — kitchen utensil
  • Swedish: kockkniv — kitchen utensil
  • Turkish: şef bıçağı — kitchen utensil
  • Ukrainian: ку́харський ніж (kúxarsʹkyj niž) — kitchen utensil