Tchotchke Definition

chächkə, chächkē
noun
A knickknack, collectible, trinket, etc.
Webster's New World
A small, decorative item or souvenir, usually of no particular value.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • tshatshke
  • tsatske
  • chachka
  • tchotchkeleh

Other Word Forms of Tchotchke

Noun

Singular:
tchotchke
Plural:
tchotchkes

Origin of Tchotchke

  • First attested in American English in 1964, from Yiddish טשאַטשקע (tshatshke, “trinket"), from obsolete Polish czaczko; compare Russian цацка (cácka).

    From Wiktionary

  • Yiddish tshatshke from Polish dialectal czaczka

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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