pochette

/poʊˈʃɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

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noun

"No sooner did the Thief of Robin’s Castle spy the valuable pipe wrought with jasmine and amber, than he clapped it into his pochette and was off with it before the old Doubter had finished expressing his first doubt."

Borrowed from French pochette (“pocket”). Doublet of pocket.

pochettes (plural)

kit violin

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How do you pronounce pochette?

The recorded pronunciation is /poʊˈʃɛt/.

What does pochette mean?

A small handbag shaped like an envelope.

Where does pochette come from?

It is traced to French.

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