sachet
noun/ˈsæʃeɪ/
/sæˈʃeɪ/
- (British English) (North American English packet)a closed plastic or paper package that contains a very small amount of liquid or a powder
- a sachet of sauce/sugar/shampoo
- a small bag containing dried herbs or flowers that you put with your clothes to make them smell pleasant
- Her nightdresses were neatly folded, with a lavender sachet between each.
Word Originmid 19th cent. (in sense (2)): from French, ‘little bag’, diminutive of sac, from Latin saccus ‘sack, bag’.
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