Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Tingeltangel, originally Berlin dialect for café-chantant, from the imitative sound of tin cymbals hitting each other.[1] Compare Hungarian tinglitangli.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tiŋ.ɡɛlˈtaŋ.ɡɛl/
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡɛl
  • Syllabification: tin‧gel‧tan‧gel

Noun

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tingel-tangel m inan

  1. (dated) second-rate nightclub (inferior cafe or restaurant where artists performed)
    Synonym: tingel

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective

References

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  1. ^ tingel-tangel” in Duden online

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