cachepot

noun

cache·​pot ˈkash-ˌpät 

ˈkash-ˌpō, 

ˈka-shə- 

: an ornamental receptacle to hold and usually to conceal a flowerpot

Examples of cachepot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whereas orchids are vibrant in color, this cachepot is glossy white with a square, geometric structure. — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023

Floral designer Cathy Graham played it safe by hand-painting a white metal cachepot with tiny blue flowers and vines. — Sofia Quintero, ELLE Decor, 18 Jan. 2023

Planters without holes, sometimes called cachepots, will require the addition of landscape rocks and charcoal horticultural soil for drainage or the use of a smaller, secondary interior pot that can be removed for watering. — Bonnie McCarthy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, literally "(it) hides (the) pot," from cache, 3rd singular present tense of cacher "to hide" + pot "container, jar, pot," going back to Old French, going back to Vulgar Latin *pott-, of uncertain origin — more at cache entry 1, pot entry 1

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cachepot

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot