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sachet

noun · 4 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈsæʃeɪ/
  • US: /ˈsæʃeɪ/
  • US: /sæˈʃeɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: sashay
  • rhymes with -æʃeɪ
  • rhymes with -eɪ
  • CMU ARPABET: S AE0 SH EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs or potpourri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A cheesecloth bag of herbs or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A small, sealed packet containing a single-use quantity of any material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My burger arrived with a plastic sachet of tomato ketchup.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a small soft bag containing perfumed powder; used to perfume items in a drawer or chest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bag

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French sachet.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: саше (saşe) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Bulgarian: торби́чка (torbíčka) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香包 (xiāngbāo) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香囊 (xiāngnáng) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 容臭 (róngxiù) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 香袋 (xiāngdài) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Dutch: sachet — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • French: sachet — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • German: Duftkissen — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • German: Sachet — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Japanese: 匂い袋 (nioibukuro) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Japanese: 香り袋 (kaoribukuro) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Japanese: サシェ (sashe) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Kazakh: саше (saşe) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Korean: 향주머니 (hyangjumeoni) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Korean: 향낭 (hyangnang) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Korean: 사셰 (sasye) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Kyrgyz: саше (saşe) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Polish: saszetka — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Portuguese: sachê — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Russian: саше́ (sašé) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Spanish: saché — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Tamil: பொட்டலம் (poṭṭalam) — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Turkish: kese — cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Bulgarian: паке́тче (pakétče) — small, sealed packet
  • Dutch: sachet — small, sealed packet
  • French: sachet — small, sealed packet
  • German: Päckchen — small, sealed packet
  • German: Portionspackung (-beutel m, -tüte f) — small, sealed packet
  • German: Probepackung (-beutel m, -tüte f) — small, sealed packet
  • German: Tütchen — small, sealed packet
  • Persian: ساشه (sâše) — small, sealed packet
  • Polish: saszetka — small, sealed packet
  • Portuguese: sachê — small, sealed packet
  • Romagnol: sacadén — small, sealed packet
  • Romagnol: sachèt — small, sealed packet
  • Russian: паке́тик (pakétik) — small, sealed packet
  • Russian: саше́ (sašé) — small, sealed packet
  • Spanish: sachet — small, sealed packet
  • Spanish: saché — small, sealed packet