Definition
A person's name; historically, a cook or a ship's captain in Dutch.
Etymology
From Dutch kok (cook), related to the verb koeken (to cook). As a surname, it entered English from Dutch immigrants, particularly in colonial America.
Kelly Says
The Koch brothers' fortune comes from their oil empire, but their name literally means 'cook'—millions of everyday family names worldwide are just medieval job titles that stuck around after occupations changed.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምግብ አምራች
migb amraach
BNবাংলা
রান্নাঘর
ranna-ghar
CSČeština
kuchař
koo-charzh
ELΕλληνικά
đầu bếp
da-u-beo
ESEspañol
cocinero
koh-chee-neh-roh
FRFrançais
cuisinier
kwee-zee-nyeh
HAHA
ma'aikaci
ma-ai-ka-ci
HIहिन्दी
पकानेवाला
paka-ne-va-la
HUMagyar
szakács
shak-a-ch
IDBahasa Indonesia
masak
ma-sak
IGIG
onye na-akwukwo
oh-nyeh na-ak-wuk-wo
MSBahasa Melayu
masak
ma-sak
MYမြန်မာ
ကုက္ကမ
ku-kku-ma
PLPolski
kucharz
koo-kharzh
PTPortuguês
cozinheiro
koh-zee-nyeh-roh
RORomână
bucătar
boo-ka-tar
SWKiswahili
mchele
m-che-le
TAதமிழ்
குழந்தை
kuzhanthai
TLTL
kusinero
koo-see-neh-roh
UKУкраїнська
кухар
koo-khar
VITiếng Việt
chuyên gia nấu ăn
chuyen-gia-nau-an
ZUZU
inkosana
in-ko-sa-na