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charette¹

  • /ʃɑːˈrɛt/
  • /ʃəˈɹɛt/

Rhymes with -ɛt

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French charrette (literally “small cart”). In the modern sense popularized by the US design supply chain Charrette (1969–2009).

noun charettes · charrette · charret · charet

  1. A small two-wheeled cart; (historical) a chariot. He was in fierce wrath, because Patrasche had been a strong and much-enduring animal, and because he himself had now the hard task of pushing his charette all the way to Louvain.
  2. US A period of intense work, especially group work undertaken to meet a deadline. Today's charrette is basically a community planning process designed to arrive at implementable plans and solutions to community concerns in a very short time period.

Charette²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Charette.

proper noun Charettes

  1. countable, uncountable A municipality in the region of Mauricie, Quebec, Canada.
  2. countable, uncountable A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
  3. countable, uncountable A surname from French.

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"charette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/charette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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charette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/charette

Chicago

"charette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/charette.

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@misc{charette_2026,
  title = {charette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/charette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}