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charrette.

charette (small two-wheeled cart)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃa.ʁɛt/
  1. charette (small two-wheeled cart)

    feminine
  2. period of intense work (to meet a deadline)

    feminine · figuratively
    être charrette
Where this word comes from

From Middle French charrete, from Old French charrete; from char + -ete (diminutive). Sense “period of intense work” probably from architecture students loading their work into a cart (pulled by the youngest member) on the day of an exposition.

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