tsatske

English

Etymology

From Yiddish צאַצקע (tsatske, “trinket”), from Russian цацка (tsatska).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈtsɑtskə/^[1]

Noun

tsatske (plural tsatskes)

1. Alternative spelling of tchotchke.^[1]
   • 1974: Georgia Dullea, The New York Times — 12^th 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.”

Synonyms

• chachka
• tshatshke

References

1. ↑ ^1.01.1 The Second Barnhart Dictionary of New English by Clarence L. Barnhart, Sol. Steinmetz, and Robert K. Barnhart, p481 [1980]