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charette

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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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.

1

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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2

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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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname from French.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A small two-wheeled cart; (historical) a chariot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

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).