tchotchke

noun

ˈchäch-kə How to pronounce tchotchke (audio)
Definition of tchotchkenext
as in ornamental
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest shelves cluttered with tchotchkes from a lifetime of vacations

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Recent Examples of tchotchke The market offers local tchotchkes and a few snacks, but the real winner is the Pizza Boxx counter-service restaurant inside. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 22 May 2026 This means items like family photos, personal mementos and memorabilia, tchotchkes, and taste-and hobby-specific items should be packed away, Beauchamp says. — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 27 Apr. 2026 There are no tchotchkes, nothing superfluous. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 But what were these pop culture tchotchkes like on the other side of the Iron Curtain? — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tchotchke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tchotchke
  1. ornamental
  2. souvenir
  3. ornament
  4. knickknack
  5. gewgaw
Noun
  • Gardeners can naturally reduce beetle populations and protect their landscapes by planting geraniums among more susceptible ornamentals.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • While the company has changed its product over the years, from produce to ornamentals, he's always grown to serve his local community.
    — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of ornamental
Noun
  • Antique vendors line the square with objects that feel less like souvenirs and more like pieces from someone’s old apartment, old bar, or old life.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Snapchat mastermind and man who gets a lot of money to play soccer, Erling Haaland, is out of the World Cup and headed back to Norway, but not without some souvenirs.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of souvenir
Noun
  • The gallery posted a photo of the ornament on Instagram earlier this week.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Saleh sometimes leads painting workshops where participants can decorate items like ornaments and lampshades.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of ornament
Noun
  • But so can characters pushing the knickknack/plaything boundary, like porcelain figurines and piggy banks.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 June 2026
  • A lot of those people have Victoria Baumann and Charlie Moreton to thank, the father-daughter duo behind Victoria Essie Studio that produces fidget toys and other knickknacks out of their homes in North Carolina.
    — Jennifer Liu Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 14 June 2026
Definition of knickknack
Noun
  • The Babylon Bee posted a satirical video suggesting that if a female president was mercurial — launching foreign wars, trade wars and petty feuds — and focusing on gewgaws and shoes, she’d be endlessly belittled.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • Loaded to the gills with all-wheel drive, digital gewgaws and two-tone leather interior, my racy coupe stickered for $62,000 — a healthy $20,000 cheaper than a comparable BMW M4 coupe.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2019
Definition of gewgaw

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