English

Noun

A fiasco of Chianti

fiasco ‎(plural fiascos or fiascoes)

1. A sudden or unexpected failure.
2. A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.
3. A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.

Synonyms

• (ludicrous or humiliating situation): debacle

Translations

See also

• fiasci (hypercorrect plural)
• fiaschi (Italianate plural; often considered pedantic)

References

• Concise Oxford Dictionary, s. v. fiasco.
• Compact Oxford English Dictionary on-line.
• The Word Detective, Issue of Oct 30, 2001.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈasku/

Noun

fiasco m ‎(plural fiascos)

1. fiasco (situation)

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian fiasco. Doublet of flasque.

Noun

fiasco m ‎(plural fiascos)

1. fiasco (situation)
2. fiasco (bottle)

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin flasco, flasca ‎(“bottle, container”), from Old Frankish *flaska ‎(“bottle, flask”), from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ ‎(“bottle”), from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną ‎(“to plait”), from Proto-Indo-European *plek- ‎(“to weave, braid”). Akin to Old High German flasca ‎(“flask”), Old English flasce, flaxe ‎(“bottle”). More at flask.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfjäs̪ːko]

Noun

fiasco m ‎(plural fiaschi)

1. flask
2. fiasco
3. flagon
4. debacle, failure

Related terms

• fiasca
• fiaschetteria

Anagrams

• fascio, fasciò, sfocai, sfocia

Portuguese

Noun

fiasco m (plural fiascos)

1. fiasco (ludicrous or humiliating situation)

Synonyms

• fracasso

Spanish

Noun

fiasco m ‎(plural fiascos)

1. fiasco