Definition
Plural of gewgaw; multiple cheap, showy trinkets or ornaments that are attractive but of little value.
Etymology
Simple plural form of gewgaw. The singular form gewgaw has been in English since at least the 1500s, with origins that remain disputed but possibly derive from reduplication or onomatopoeia reflecting its frivolous nature.
Kelly Says
Gewgaws appear everywhere in literature as markers of bad taste—think of the knick-knack shelves in period homes or how characters are mocked for collecting them. It's a word that judges you while describing what you collect!
Translations
CACatalà
adornments
a-dorn-ments
CSČeština
kutilky
koo-til-ky
DEDeutsch
Spielzeuge
shpyel-tsoyg
ELΕλληνικά
σπαστικά
spa-sti-ka
ESEspañol
chicharrerías
chi-cha-rra-ree-as
FAفارسی
تزیینات
ta-ze-e-na-at
FISuomi
koristeluja
kor-i-ste-lu-ja
FRFrançais
trousseaux
tru-soh
HEעברית
קישוטים
ki-sho-tim
HIहिन्दी
सजावट
sa-ja-va-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
pernak-pernik
per-nak-per-nik
ITItaliano
bricconcini
brik-kon-chee-ni
KKKK
шеберлер
she-ber-ler
MSBahasa Melayu
perhiasan
per-hi-a-san
NLNederlands
snoesjes
snoes-jes
PLPolski
gadżety
gad-zet-y
PTPortuguês
bobagens
bo-ba-gens
RORomână
obiecte decorative
o-bee-ecte de-ko-ra-tive
SVSvenska
prydnader
pree-d-na-der
SWKiswahili
mapambo
ma-pam-bo
TAதமிழ்
அலங்காரங்கள்
a-lan-ka-a-ra-nga-l
TEతెలుగు
అలంకారాలు
a-lan-ka-a-ra-alu
THไทย
ของประดับ
kong pra-dup
TLTL
dekorasyon
de-ko-ra-syon
TRTürkçe
süs eşyaları
soos eh-ya-la-ri
UKУкраїнська
прикраси
pry-krai-tsi
URاردو
سجاوات
sa-ja-wa-at
VITiếng Việt
đồ trang trí
doh trang tri
ZUZU
isigqoko
i-si-gqo-ko