cachet

UK: /ˈkæʃeɪ/ US: /kæˈʃeɪ/ ,(ka shā′, kash′ā; Fr. ka she′)

Inflections of 'cachet' (n): npl: cachets

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ca•chet /kæˈʃeɪ/   n. 

1. [uncountable] superior status;
   prestige:
   a job with cachet.
2. a distinguishing feature:
   [countable* usually singular] has the cachet of a noble name.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ca•chet  (ka shā′, kash′ā; Fr. ka she′), n., pl. ca•chets 

(ka shāz′, kash′āz; Fr. ka she′). 
1. World History an official seal, as on a letter or document.
2. a distinguishing mark or feature;
   stamp:
   Courtesy is the cachet of good breeding.
3. a sign or expression of approval, esp. from a person who has a great deal of prestige.
4. superior status;
   prestige:
   The job has a certain cachet.
5. Drugs [Pharm.] a hollow wafer for enclosing an ill-tasting medicine.
6. [Philately.] a firm name, slogan, or design stamped or printed on an envelope or folded letter.

• French: literally, something compressed to a small size, equivalent. to cache cache + -et -et
• 1630–40

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cachet / ˈkæʃeɪ/ noun

1. an official seal on a document, letter, etc
2. a distinguishing mark; stamp
3. prestige; distinction
4. a mark stamped by hand on mail for commemorative purposes
5. a small mark made by dealers and experts on the back of postage stamps
   Compare overprint3, surcharge5
6. a hollow wafer, formerly used for enclosing an unpleasant-tasting medicine

Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French, from cacher to hide