コック
こっく
noun
cook
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.
彼はホテルでコックとして働いている。
He works as a cook at a hotel.
コックの帽子をかぶった男性が厨房にいる。
A man wearing a cook's hat is in the kitchen.
見習いコックとして修行を始めた。
I started training as an apprentice cook.
USAGE NOTES:
- 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 or コックの帽子 refers to the traditional tall white chef's hat.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- コックになる (to become a cook)
- 見習いコック (apprentice cook)
- コック長 (head cook)
RELATED TERMS:
- シェフ (chef)
- 調理師 (cook, certified culinary professional)
Related Words
Related:
シェフ (chef)