châsse

See also: chasse, and chassé

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French chasse, from Late Latin capsa, from Classical Latin capsus, whence also the doublets casse and caisse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃas/ ~ /ʃɑs/

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• Homophones: châsses (general), chasse, chassent, chasses (with /a/)

Noun

châsse f (plural châsses)

1. reliquary
2. coffin

Derived terms

• châssis
• enchâsser

Descendants

• → English: chase

Further reading

• “châsse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• saches, séchas