different between package vs sachet

English

Etymology

Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian, US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?pæk?d?/
  • California, US: IPA^(key): [?p?ak?d??]

Noun

package (countable and uncountable, plural packages)

1. Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
2. Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.

   Did you test the software package to ensure completeness?

3. (software) A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
4. (uncountable, archaic) The act of packing something.
5. Something resembling a package.
6. A package holiday.
7. A football formation.

   the "dime" defensive package

   For third and short, they're going to bring in their jumbo package.

8. (euphemistic, vulgar) The male genitalia.
   • 2013, Velvet Carter, Blissfully Yours (page 93)

     The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages.

9. (uncountable, historical) A charge made for packing goods.
10. (journalism) A group of related stories spread over several pages.

Translations

Verb

package (third-person singular simple present packages, present participle packaging, simple past and past participle packaged)

1. To pack or bundle something.
2. To travel on a package holiday.
3. To prepare (a book, a television series, etc.), including all stages from research to production, in order to sell the result to a publisher or broadcaster.

Translations

References

• “package, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, January 2015

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French sachet.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?sa?e?/, /sæ??e?/
• Homophone: sashay
• Rhymes: -æ?e?, -e?

Noun

sachet (plural sachets)

1. A small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs or potpourri.
2. (cooking) A cheesecloth bag of herbs and/or spices added during cooking and then removed before serving.
3. A small, sealed packet containing a single-use quantity of any material.

Derived terms

• sacheted

Translations

Further reading

• sachet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• 'stache, 'taches, Scheat, achest, chaste, chates, cheats, he-cats, scathe, she-cat, stache, taches, thecas

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French sachet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?.??/
• Hyphenation: sa?chet

Noun

sachet n (plural sachets, diminutive sachetje n)

1. sachet

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: saset

French

Etymology

sac +? -et, with palatalization of c

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.??/

Noun

sachet m (plural sachets)

1. (small) bag

Descendants

• ? English: sachet

Further reading

• “sachet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• séchât, taches, tachés, tâches, tâchés