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pushke

pushke noun: a small coin receptacle for charitable donations.

Noun

pushke (plural pushkes)

  1. (Judaism) A small coin receptacle for charitable donations.
    Synonyms:
    tzedakah box

Synonyms of pushke

  • tzedakah box

Forms of pushke

pluralpushkes

Origin of pushke

Borrowed from Yiddish פּושקע (pushke, “tin can, tzedakah box”), from Polish puszka (“can”). Ultimately a doublet of box and pyxis.

Questions about pushke

What does pushke mean?
Pushke means a small coin receptacle for charitable donations.
What part of speech is pushke?
Pushke is a noun.
What is the plural of pushke?
The plural of pushke is pushkes.

Words near pushke in the dictionary

  1. pushing-schools
  2. pushingly
  3. pushingness
  4. pushings
  5. Pushkalavati
  6. pushke
  7. pushki
  8. Pushkin
  9. Pushkinesque
  10. Pushkinian
  11. Pushkinism

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