châsse

See also: chasse and chassé

French

Etymology

From Old French chasse, from Late Latin capsa, from Classical Latin capsus, whence also the doublets casse and caisse. The circumflex is to distinguish it from chasse rather than etymological.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɑs/

Noun

châsse f (plural châsses)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

saches, séchas

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