tingel-tangel

See also: tingeltangel and Tingeltangel

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): /tiŋ.ɡɛlˈtaŋ.ɡɛl/
  • Rhymes: -aŋɡɛl
  • Syllabification: tin‧gel‧tan‧gel

Noun

tingel-tangel m inan

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

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • tinglowy

References

  1. tingel-tangel” in Duden online

Further reading

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