pushke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small coin receptacle for charitable donations.

Word forms

pushke pushkes

Etymology

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

Synonyms

tzedakah box
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