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pushke.

A small coin receptacle for charitable donations.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A small coin receptacle for charitable donations.

    Judaism
Where this word comes from

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

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