コック

こっく
noun
cook
occupation
1. cook
A person who prepares food professionally, typically in a restaurant or hotel kitchen. Can refer to cooks of various levels, not necessarily a head chef.
彼(かれ)はホテルでコックとして働(はたら)いている。
He works as a cook at a hotel.
コックの帽子(ぼうし)をかぶった男性(だんせい)が厨房(ちゅうぼう)にいる。
A man wearing a cook's hat is in the kitchen.
見習(みなら)いコックとして修行(しゅぎょう)を始(はじ)めた。
I started training as an apprentice cook.

Usage

  • コック is from the Dutch word 'kok' (cook), introduced during the Edo period.
  • More general term than シェフ; can refer to any professional cook.
  • コック帽(ぼう) or コックの帽子(ぼうし) refers to the traditional tall white chef's hat.

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Related Words

Related: シェフ (chef)
Related: 調理師(ちょうりし) (cook, certified culinary professional)
Compare: 料理人(りょうりにん) (cook)
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