cachet

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cachet, first appearing in Scottish English, from 1630. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kæˈʃeɪ/, /ˈkæʃ.eɪ/ Rhymes: -æʃeɪ === Noun === cachet (countable and uncountable, plural cachets) (archaic) A seal, as of a letter. (figurative) A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association. Synonyms: charm, je ne sais quoi, magic touch, oomph, zing (philately) A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage. A sealed envelope containing an item whose price is being negotiated. (medicine) A capsule containing a pharmaceutical preparation. A hidden location from which one can observe birds while remaining unseen. ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with cache. ==== Related terms ==== lettre de cachet ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cachet (third-person singular simple present cachets, present participle cacheting, simple past and past participle cacheted) (transitive, philately) To mark (an envelope) with a commemorative stamped design or inscription. === Further reading === Cachet (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === From cacher +‎ -et. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ʃɛ/ === Noun === cachet m (plural cachets) seal pill cachet salary (for performers) Synonym: cachet d'artiste ==== Derived terms ==== blanc comme un cachet d'aspirine lettre de cachet ==== Related terms ==== caché cacheter ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: cachê, caché, cachet (unadapted form) → Turkish: kaşe → Vietnamese: cát-xê === Further reading === “cachet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === catche, catché == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French cachet. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaʃˈʃɛ/*, /kaʃˈʃe/* Rhymes: -ɛ, -e === Noun === cachet m (invariable) tablet, capsule (medical) fee rinse (coloured/colored, for the hair) === References === === Anagrams === tacche == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaχɛt/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːχɛt/, /ˈkaχɛt/ === Verb === cachet second-person singular conditional colloquial of cachu === Mutation ===