pushke
Meanings
noun
- A small coin receptacle for charitable donations.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish פּושקע (pushke, “tin can, tzedakah box”), from Polish puszka (“can”). Ultimately a doublet of box and pyxis.
Synonyms
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