Dictionary

sachet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsæʃeɪ/ (US)
• /ˈsæʃeɪ/ (UK)
• /sæˈʃeɪ/ (US)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French sachet.

Meanings

1. A small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs or potpourri.
2. A cheesecloth bag of herbs or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving.
3. A small, sealed packet containing a single-use quantity of any material.
   • My burger arrived with a plastic sachet of tomato ketchup.
   • In the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia, the problem was compounded by a new kind of plastic packaging that took flight in the 1980s — the sachet. It was a plastic pouch but often bulked up with layers of aluminum or paper for shape or durability. […] Sachets are cheap, flashy and convenient. 2019 January 15, Christopher Joyce, “A New Weapon In The War Against Plastic Waste”, in NPR:

Forms

Deriveds

sachet water · sacheted · water sachet

Translations (40)

rgn sachèt (small, sealed packet) · de Probepackung (-beutel m, -tüte f) (small, sealed packet) · ru паке́тик (small, sealed packet) · fa ساشه (small, sealed packet) · kk саше (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · cmn 香包 (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · ba саше (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · cmn 香囊 (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · de Päckchen (small, sealed packet) · ru саше́ (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · pt sachê (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · de Portionspackung (-beutel m, -tüte f) (small, sealed packet) · pl saszetka (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · cmn 容臭 (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · tr kese (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · nl sachet (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · es sachet (small, sealed packet) · ko 향주머니 (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · bg торби́чка (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · fr sachet (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · de Sachet (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · es saché (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · nl sachet (small, sealed packet) · ko 사셰 (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · bg паке́тче (small, sealed packet) · ja 香り袋 (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · cmn 香袋 (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · ko 향낭 (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · pl saszetka (small, sealed packet) · rgn sacadén (small, sealed packet) · de Tütchen (small, sealed packet) · ru саше́ (small, sealed packet) · de Duftkissen (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · ja サシェ (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · ky саше (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · es saché (small, sealed packet) · fr sachet (small, sealed packet) · ta பொட்டலம் (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices) · pt sachê (small, sealed packet) · ja 匂い袋 (cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices)