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)

1. trinket, toy, bauble
2. knick-knack
3. ornament

Synonyms

• אַצקע (atske)

Descendants

• English: tchotchke

References

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