name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ʃɑːˈrɛt/
/ʃəˈɹɛt/
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rhymes with -ɛt
CMU ARPABET:SH ER0 EH1 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A municipality in the region of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 2
A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A small two-wheeled cart; (historical) a chariot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A period of intense work, especially group work undertaken to meet a deadline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French Charette.
Borrowed from French charrette (literally “small cart”). In the modern sense popularized by the US design supply chain Charrette (1969–2009).