chef de mission

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chef de mission (“head of mission”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛf də mɪˈsjɔn/

Noun

chef de mission (plural chefs de mission)

1. Head of a sports delegation, especially to an international games.

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French chef de mission (literally “head of mission”).

Noun

chef de mission (first-person possessive chef de missionku, second-person possessive chef de missionmu, third-person possessive chef de missionnya)

1. chef de mission

Further reading

• “chef de mission” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.