sachet

noun (a sachet, sachets)

«sachet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A small sealed plastic or paper packet holding a small amount of something, like sugar, ketchup, shampoo or medicine. tree →
A small cloth bag of nice-smelling dried flowers or herbs, put in drawers. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, sachets come with takeaways (ketchup), in cafés (sugar) and with medicine (powders to mix with water). In maths problems, sachets are counted: "Each box has 12 sachets; how many in 5 boxes?" 12 × 5 = 60. Phrases: a sachet of sugar, sachet of ketchup, lavender sachet.

Examples

Can I have a sachet of ketchup, please? tree →
Mix one sachet of powder in a glass of water. tree →
Gran puts lavender sachets in her drawers. tree →
The hotel gave us little sachets of shampoo. tree →
A box holds 20 sachets of hot chocolate. tree →
Don't leave empty sachets on the table. tree →

Note

Pronounced "SASH-ay" — a French word in English. Countable: a sachet, sachets. In maths, total = sachets per box × boxes.

On Mova

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