caisse noire
French, noun\kɛs nwaʁ\
caisse noire is spelled C-A-I-S-S-E-N-O-I-R-E (11 letters). Caisse noire is a French feminine noun meaning “slush fund (money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Réserve d’argent, le plus souvent illicite, opaque ou dissimulé”.
What does caisse noire mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineslush fund (money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Réserve d’argent, le plus souvent illicite, opaque ou dissimulé.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of caisse noire
- caisses noires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce caisse noire?
- \kɛs nwaʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.