/ pʊtʃ; NAmE / noun
(from German ) a sudden attempt to remove a government by force
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: from Swiss German , literally thrust, blow .
/ pʊtʃ; NAmE / noun
(from German ) a sudden attempt to remove a government by force
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: from Swiss German , literally thrust, blow .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005