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has gloss(noun) (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket
tchotchke, tsatske, chachka, tshatshke
has glosseng: Tchochke (Typically pronounced as "Chach-Kee") —originally from a Slavic word for "toys" (Ukrainian цяцька, tsiats'ka; Polish cacka, tsatska; Russian цацки, tsatski)—adapted to Yiddish טשאַטשקע tshatshke, "trinket", are small toys, gewgaws, knickknacks, baubles, lagniappes, trinkets, or kitsch. The term has a connotation of worthlessness or disposability, as well as tackiness, and was long used in the Jewish-American community and in the regional speech of New York City.
lexicalizationeng: chachka
lexicalizationeng: tchotchke
lexicalizationeng: tsatske
lexicalizationeng: tshatshke
subclass of(noun) things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
collectible, collectable
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