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fiasco1 definition

fias·co (fē as′kō)

noun pl. fiascoes -·coes or fiascos -·cos

a complete failure; esp., an ambitious project that ends as a ridiculous failure

Etymology: Fr < It (far) fiasco, to fail < fiasco, bottle (< Gmc *flasko, flask)

fiasco2 definition

fias·co (fē äs′kō)

noun pl. fiascoes -·coes or fiaschi -·chi (-kē)

a bottle; esp., a long-necked wine bottle with a rounded lower portion covered in woven straw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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