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| has gloss | (noun) (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket tchotchke, tsatske, chachka, tshatshke |
| has gloss | eng: 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. |
| lexicalization | eng: chachka |
| lexicalization | eng: tchotchke |
| lexicalization | eng: tsatske |
| lexicalization | eng: tshatshke |
| subclass of | (noun) things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) collectible, collectable |
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| lexicalization | kor: 장식 소품 |
| lexicalization | kor: 조그만한 장남감 |
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| has category | language/yid |
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| similar | e/Tchotchke |
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| media:img | Tchotchke image.jpg |
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