What is a Giclée Print? Giclée is a French word meaning "forced spray" or "spray of ink", sounded out would be "zhee-clay". It's a term used today, to refer to a unique printing technology. Giclée prints are known to be used by Museums to display works of art, normally in the Museums basement vaults. A Giclée Print is simply the closest duplication of an original art work that is humanly, mechanically, or technically possible.