cache-misère

French

Etymology

From cacher +‎ misère.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʃ.mi.zɛʁ/

Noun

cache-misère m (plural cache-misères)

1. outer garment that is used to hide dilapidated clothes
2. anything that is used to disguise a poor state of affairs; a Potemkin village

Further reading

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