sachet
sa·chet [sachet sachets] BrE [ˈsæʃeɪ] NAmE [sæˈʃeɪ] noun 
1. (BrE) (NAmE packet)a closed plastic or paper package that contains a very small amount of liquid or a powder
•a sachet of sauce/sugar/shampoo
2. a small bag containing dried ↑herbs or flowers that you put with your clothes to make them smell pleasant
•Her nightdresses were neatly folded, with a lavender sachet between each.
See also: ↑packet
Word Origin:
mid 19th cent. (in sense 2): from French, little bag, diminutive of sac, from Latin saccus ‘sack, bag’.
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