cachette
cachette noun: a hidden nook; a hiding place.
Noun
cachette (plural cachettes)
- A hidden nook; a hiding place.
- The dwarf plucked the bird from its cachette, throttled it with a twist of his knotty hands, and held it up for the gunman to admire.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 49
- A further twenty-six well-preserved statues were discovered in 1989 where they had been buried in a cachette under the floor of the temple.2009, Charles Harrison, An Introduction to Art
Forms of cachette
| plural | cachettes |
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Origin of cachette
From French cachette.
Questions about cachette
- What does cachette mean?
- Cachette means a hidden nook; a hiding place.
- What part of speech is cachette?
- Cachette is a noun.
- What is the plural of cachette?
- The plural of cachette is cachettes.
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