fiyasko

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (fiyasko), from Italian fiasco, from Late Latin flasco, flasca (“bottle, container”), from Frankish *flaska (“bottle, flask”), from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną (“to plait”), from Proto-Indo-European *plek- (“to weave, braid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈjas.ko/
  • Hyphenation: fi‧yas‧ko

Noun

fiyasko (definite accusative fiyaskoyu, plural fiyaskolar)

  1. fiasco (failure)
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