gelt
Dreidel game stakes
Gelt is money or profit, from Yiddish.
The word appears most often in connection with Hanukkah, where chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil are given to children: The kids fought over the gelt.
Outside this context, gelt sounds dated or deliberately ethnic: He made some serious gelt on that deal.
Hebrew-lettered spinning top
- menorahJewish ceremonial lampstand
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- latkesFried shredded potato cakes
- spinningRevolving around an axis
children · tradition · eight nights · shamash · oil · miracle · celebration · gifts
Encased in metal sheeting
- coinsMetal money units
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- cocoaGround cacao seed powder
- candySugary edible treats
sweet · milky · dark · treat · mesh bag · dreidel · melty · disc
dreidel
Hebrew-lettered spinning top
spinning · children · tradition · eight nights · shamash · oil · miracle · celebration · gifts · family
foil-wrapped
Encased in metal sheeting
candy · sweet · milky · dark · treat · mesh bag · dreidel · melty · disc · children
money
Currency for transactions
wages · funds · wealth · earnings · riches · profit · dough · loot · moolah · bread
money
Currency for transactions
chutzpah · schmooze · kvetch · shtick · schmaltz · kibitz · maven · klutz · yenta · knish
- confectionerycandy, sweets, fudge, caramel, nougat
- holiday candycandy cane, candy corn, chocolate bunny, chocolate egg, jelly beans
- Hanukkahmenorah, dreidel, latkes, shamash, eight nights
- Hanukkah foodslatkes, potato pancakes, jelly donuts, jelly doughnuts, applesauce
- Jewish Americanabagels, lox, challah, matzo ball soup, brisket
- Judaicamenorah, Torah scroll, Talmud, Torah study, mezuzah
geltpoverty
Severe lack of resources
penury · destitution · pennilessness · indigence · impoverishment
geltlegal tender
Officially recognized payment medium
real money · hard currency · fiat money · banknotes · specie