Tsatske

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈtsÉ‘tskÉ™/

Origin

From Yiddish צאַצקע (tsatske, "trinket"), from Russian цацка.

Full definition of tsatske

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of tchotchke
• 1974: Georgia Dullea, The New York Times — 12^th of July edition, p31

• 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