tingel-tangel

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Tingeltangel, originally Berlin dialect for café-chantant, from the imitative sound of tin cymbals hitting each other.[1] Compare Hungarian tinglitangli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtiŋ.ɡɛl ˈtaŋ.ɡɛl/
  • Syllabification:

Noun

tingel-tangel m inan

  1. (dated) second-rate nightclub (inferior cafe or restaurant where artists performed)
    Synonym: tingel

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

References

  1. ^ tingel-tangel” in Duden online

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