单词 | tchotchke |
释义 | tchotchke in British English (ˈtʃɑːtʃkə) noun a trinket or knick-knack Word origin Yiddishtchotchke in American English (ˈtʃɑtʃkə; ˈtʃɑtʃki) US noun Informal a knickknack, collectible, trinket, etc. Word origin Yiddish tshatshke < Slavtchotchke in American English (ˈtʃɑːtʃkə) noun slang an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament Also: chotchke Word origin [1965–70, Amer.; ‹ Yiddish tshatshke ‹ Pol czaczko bibelot, knickknack (now obs.; cf. mod. cacko with same sense, orig. dial.); of expressive orig.]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Coriolis effect, Finlandization, T cell, double-book, hired gun |
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