A sachet is a small closed plastic or paper bag, containing a small quantity of something.
...individual sachets of instant coffee. [+ of]
sachet in British English
(ˈsæʃeɪ)
noun
1.
a small sealed envelope, usually made of plastic or paper, for containing sugar, salt, shampoo, etc
2.
a.
a small soft bag containing perfumed powder, placed in drawers to scent clothing
b.
the powder contained in such a bag
Word origin
C19: from Old French: a little bag, from sac bag; see sack1
sachet in American English
(sæˈʃeɪ)
noun
1.
a small bag, pad, etc. filled with perfumed powder or dried herbs and placed in dresser drawers, closets, etc. to scent clothing
2.
powder for such a bag
: also sachet powder
Word origin
Fr < OFr, dim. of sac: see sac
sachet in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(sæʃeɪ)
Word forms: (regular plural) sachets
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Administration)
A sachet is a sealed packet, usually made of paper, containing a product in liquid or powder form.
Tear open the sachet and pour the contents into a glass of water.
A single dose of the antacid is contained in a paper sachet.
A sachet is a sealed packet, usually made of paper, containing a product in liquid or powderform.
Examples of 'sachet' in a sentence
sachet
He pockets the sugar sachets that came with coffee.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Powder sachets containing a mix of oat and palm oil.
The Sun (2011)
It's in those little brown sachets over there.
Carlos Acosta No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale (2007)
Go for a bottle - those little sachets are not romantic.
The Sun (2016)
All you'll find in my fridge are those little sachets of milk you get at hotels.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Biscuits, kettle and a few precious sachets of instant coffee.
The Sun (2013)
I loved that it was in a handy individual sachet.
The Sun (2016)
I told her to take as many sachets of ketchup as she wanted but she insisted on mushy peas.
The Sun (2009)
It took us a few moments to realise that I had trodden on a sachet of ketchup.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
One said: 'A small amount of the explosive would be inserted in a sealed plastic sachet.
The Sun (2010)
The barman commented: 'They only like the ketchup sachets.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It contained an all-in-one pyjama suit, some sachets of cocoa powder and a book about coin collecting.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Aside from the smells and litter, people spill food that others then sit in, spending the day unaware they have a ketchup sachet stuck to their backside.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
sachet
British English: sachet /ˈsæʃeɪ/ NOUN
A sachet is a small closed plastic or paper bag, containing a small quantity of something.