kickshaw

kick·shaw  (kkshô)

n.

1. A fancy food; a delicacy.

2. A trinket; a gewgaw.

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[By folk etymology from French quelque chose, something : quelque, some (quel, what from Latin qulis, of what kind; see quality + que, what, which, who from Vulgar Latin *que, from Latin quid, what; see quiddity) + chose, thing; see chose².]

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kickshaw [ˈkɪkˌʃɔː], kickshaws

n

1. a valueless trinket

2. (Cookery) Archaic a small elaborate or exotic delicacy

[back formation from kickshaws, by folk etymology from French quelque chose something]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

kickshaw - something considered choice to eat   dainty, goody, treat, delicacy aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body choice morsel, tidbit, titbit - a small tasty bit of food savoury, savory - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre confection, sweet - a food rich in sugar nectar, ambrosia - (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal jelly, gelatin - an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods bone marrow, marrow - very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones