sachet

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UK/ˈsæʃeɪ/US/sæˈʃeɪ/

noun

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

“My burger arrived with a plastic sachet of tomato ketchup.”

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

nounsachet (plural sachets)

plural sachets

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

    1 more example

    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

Origin

  1. Frenchsachet
  2. Englishsachet

Unadapted borrowing from French sachet.

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Translations

Bulgarian торби́чка, паке́тче
  • торби́чка (torbíčka)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • паке́тче (pakétče)small, sealed packet
Chinese Mandarin 香包, 香囊
  • 香包 (xiāngbāo)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • 香囊 (xiāngnáng)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • 容臭 (róngxiù)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • 香袋 (xiāngdài)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
Dutch sachet, sachet
  • sachetcheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • sachetsmall, sealed packet
French sachet, sachet
  • sachetcheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • sachetsmall, sealed packet
German Duftkissen, Sachet
  • Duftkissencheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Sachetcheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • Päckchensmall, sealed packet
  • Portionspackung (-beutel m, -tüte f)small, sealed packet
  • Probepackung (-beutel m, -tüte f)small, sealed packet
  • Tütchensmall, sealed packet
Japanese 匂い袋, 香り袋
  • 匂い袋 (nioibukuro)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • 香り袋 (kaoribukuro)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • サシェ (sashe)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
Korean 향주머니, 향낭
  • 향주머니 (hyangjumeoni)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • 향낭 (hyangnang)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • 사셰 (sasye)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
Persian ساشه
  • ساشه (sâše)small, sealed packet
Polish saszetka, saszetka
  • saszetkacheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • saszetkasmall, sealed packet
Portuguese sachê, sachê
  • sachêcheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • sachêsmall, sealed packet
Russian саше́, паке́тик
  • саше́ (sašé)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • паке́тик (pakétik)small, sealed packet
  • саше́ (sašé)small, sealed packet
Spanish saché, sachet
  • sachécheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
  • sachetsmall, sealed packet
  • sachésmall, sealed packet
Tamil பொட்டலம்
  • பொட்டலம் (poṭṭalam)cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices
Turkish kese
  • kesecheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices

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Cite this entry
APA

sachet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sachet

MLA

“sachet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sachet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sachet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sachet.

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