tsatske

English

Etymology

From Yiddish צאַצקע‎ (tsatske, “trinket”), from Russian ца́цка (cácka).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtsɑtskə/[1]

Noun

tsatske (plural tsatskes)

  1. Alternative spelling of tchotchke[1]
    • 1974: Georgia Dullea, The New York Times — 12th of July edition, p31?; quoted in:
    • 1980: Clarence L. Barnhart, Sol. Steinmetz, and Robert K. Barnhart, The Second Barnhart Dictionary of New English, p481
      “Décor doesn’t add to the glamour of a suit,” an owner pointed out. “You’re not buying the rugs or the lamps or the tsatskes.”

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References
  1. The Second Barnhart Dictionary of New English by Clarence L. Barnhart, Sol. Steinmetz, and Robert K. Barnhart, p481 [1980]

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