Definitions for fiascofiˈæs koʊ or, esp. for 2 , -ˈɑ skoʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fi•as•cofiˈæs koʊ or, esp. for 2 , -ˈɑ skoʊ(n.)(pl.)-cos, -coes.
a complete and ignominious failure.
a round-bottomed wine bottle, esp. one having a basketlike covering.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking
Origin of fiasco:
1850–55; < It: lit., bottle < Gmc see flask
Princeton's WordNet
debacle, fiasco(noun)
a sudden and violent collapse
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fiasco(noun)ˈæs koʊ or, esp. for 2, -ˈɑ skoʊ
a complete failure
reports that the military mission was a fiasco
Wiktionary
fiasco(Noun)
A ludicrous or humiliating failure. Some effort that went quite wrong.
fiasco(Noun)
A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.
Origin: From fiasco, from flasca, flascō "bottle, container", from flaska "bottle, flask" from flaskōn; see flask. "Failure" sense comes through (faire fiasco) from theatrical slang far fiasco (literally, "to make a bottle"), of unknown origin.
Webster Dictionary
Fiasco(noun)
a complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical performance, or of any pretentious undertaking
Translations for fiasco
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- fiasko; mislukkingAfrikaans
- فَشَل تام، إخْفاقArabic
- фиаскоBulgarian
- fiascoPortuguese (BR)
- fiaskoCzech
- der MißerfolgGerman
- fiaskoDanish
- φιάσκο, πλήρης αποτυχίαGreek
- fiasco, fracaso, desastreSpanish
- fiaskoEstonian
- شکست فضاحت بار؛ افتضاحFarsi
- fiaskoFinnish
- fiascoFrench
- כִּישָׁלוֹןHebrew
- असफलताHindi
- fijasko, neuspjehCroatian
- kudarcHungarian
- kegagalanIndonesian
- algjörlega misheppnaðurIcelandic
- fiascoItalian
- 大失敗Japanese
- 대실패Korean
- fiasko, visiškas nepasisekimasLithuanian
- fiasko, pilnīga neveiksmeLatvian
- kegagalanMalay
- mislukkingDutch
- fiaskoNorwegian
- fiaskoPolish
- شکست فضاحت بار؛ افتضاحPersian
- ماته، ماتى، دخندا وړ ناكامىPashto
- fiascoPortuguese
- фиаскоRussian
- fiaskoSlovak
- polomSlovenian
- fijaskoSerbian
- fiaskoSwedish
- ความล้มเหลวโดยสิ้นเชิงThai
- fiyaskoTurkish
- 大失敗Chinese (Trad.)
- невдача, провалUkrainian
- ناکامیUrdu
- thất bại hoàn toànVietnamese
- 大失败Chinese (Simp.)
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