"cachette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cachettes [plural]
Etymology: From French cachette. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|cachette}} French cachette Head templates: {{en-noun}} cachette (plural cachettes)
  1. A hidden nook; a hiding place.

Inflected forms

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