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- Dictionarytchotchke/ˈtʃɒtʃkə/
noun
- 1. a small object that is decorative rather than strictly functional; a trinket: North American "a pig mug and a dozen or so other porcine tchotchkes adorn his office"
- 2. a pretty girl or woman: US "just look at my little tchotchke growing up"
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A tchotchke (/ ˈ tʃ ɒ tʃ k ə / CHOTCH-kə, / ˈ tʃ ɒ tʃ k iː / CHOTCH-kee) is a small bric-à-brac or miscellaneous item. The word has long been used by Jewish-Americans and in the regional speech of New York City and elsewhere. It is borrowed from Yiddish and is ultimately Slavic in origin.
Tchotchke is a Yiddish word for a small ornamental object, often of little value or interest. Learn its synonyms, examples, history, and origin from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Tchotchke is an informal US word for a small decorative object, such as a figurine or a souvenir. Learn how to pronounce it, see synonyms and translations, and read examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and Wikipedia.
A tchotchke is a small, cheap, ornamental trinket or souvenir; a knickknack. Tchotchke is taken from Yiddish, a dialect of German based on Hebrew. It has several English spellings, including chotchke, tchachke, and chachki. In Yiddish, it is also sometimes used as a term for a young girl or pretty woman.
A tchotchke is a small, decorative object that's not valuable or precious. When you travel to a foreign country, you might buy some tchotchkes to give as gifts to your friends back home. A tchotchke is some kind of trinket or bauble, like inexpensive jewelry or the prize you get in a cereal box.
Tchotchke (pronounced TZOTZ-keh, TCHOTCH-keh or TCHOTCH-kee) is a Yiddish term that refers to toys, trinkets, or decorations. The word often appears in the diminutive form of tchotchkele (TCHOTCH-keh-leh).
Tchotchke is a Yiddish word for a trinket or knick-knack, often used in American English. Learn the pronunciation, synonyms, and word origin of tchotchke from Collins English Dictionary.
