noun
female cook, female chef
B1
Köchin: feminine noun meaning 'female cook' or 'female chef'. Singular die Köchin; plural Köchinnen (regular feminine -innen suffix). Indicates a female occupational form of Koch. Declines as shown (die Köchinnen, der Köchin, etc.). No special preposition or reflexivity; common in job titles and everyday speech.
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Als Chefköchin gewann die Köchin einen Preis für ihr Menü.
As head chef, the female chef won a prize for her menu.
Ich bin Köchin.
I am a cook.
Die Köchin bereitete ein traditionelles Abendessen zu.
The female cook prepared a traditional dinner.
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Imagine a woman in a chef's hat cooking at a stove — that's the Köchin.
Sounds like 'cook in' — think of a woman cooking in the kitchen.
The -in ending marks the feminine; use the article 'die' (die Köchin).
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Köchin is the feminine form of Koch. It can mean a cook in a restaurant or the female chef in a professional kitchen.