lattache

Lattache is a term that appears in English-language usage primarily as a misspelling or variant of the French loanword attaché. It does not have a distinct, widely recognized meaning in standard English, and when encountered it is usually the result of typographical error or a proper noun rather than a common noun.

In French, attaché (masc) or attachée (fem) designates a person assigned to assist or to serve in a particular role, and is often used in diplomatic contexts to refer to a staff member attached to an ambassador or embassy. The word is typically written with an accent on the final e in French; in English writing, the diacritic is sometimes omitted, yielding attaché or occasionally lattache in error. The standard English variant without the accent is attaché as a loanword, while lattache is generally regarded as nonstandard.

Common uses associated with the correct term include the diplomatic attaché and the attaché case, a slim, formal briefcase used by diplomats and officials to carry documents. In such contexts, lattache would not be the preferred spelling, and attaché is the appropriate form.

Outside diplomatic terminology, lattache may occasionally appear as a brand name or a surname, separate from the French term. In scholarly or professional writing, it is advisable to use attaché when referring to the French concept, and to reserve lattache for nonstandard or proprietary usages.