FIASCO


Meaning of FIASCO in English

I. fē-ˈas-(ˌ)kō also -ˈäs- noun

( plural -coes )

Etymology: French, from Italian, from fare fiasco, literally, to make a bottle

Date: circa 1854

: a complete failure

II. fē-ˈäs-(ˌ)kō, -ˈas- noun

( plural -coes also fi·as·chi -(ˌ)kē)

Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin flasco bottle — more at flask

Date: 1887

: bottle , flask ; especially : a bulbous long-necked straw-covered bottle for wine

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.