טשאַטשקע

Yiddish

Etymology

From a Slavic word such as Russian цацка (cacka, “toy”) or dialectal Polish czaczka.

Noun

טשאַטשקע • (tshatshke) f, plural טשאַטשקעס (tshatshkes), diminutive טשאַטשקעלע (tshatshkele)

Synonyms

אַצקע (atske)

Descendants

English: tchotchke

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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