ĉefo

See also: cefo

Esperanto

Alternative forms

  • chefo (H-system spelling)
  • cxefo (X-system spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from French chef, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃefo/
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  • Rhymes: -efo
  • Syllabification: ĉe‧fo

Noun

ĉefo (accusative singular ĉefon, plural ĉefoj, accusative plural ĉefojn)

  1. chief
  2. head (clarification of this definition is needed (if this refers to only a leadership role (example: a head of a department), should it be merged with the first sense?).)
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