KAPUT


Meaning of KAPUT in English

adj.

Variant: also ka · putt

Pronunciation: k ə - ' pu ̇ t, kä-, - ' püt

Function: adjective

Etymology: German kaputt, from French capot not having made a trick at piquet

Date: 1895

1 : utterly finished, defeated, or destroyed

2 : unable to function : USELESS <my battery went kaput ― Henry James Jr.>

3 : hopelessly outmoded

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.