a sudden, planned attempt to overthrow a government
Origin of putsch
German from Swiss dialect, dialectal , literally , a push, blowputsch
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putsch
also Putsch
noun
A sudden attempt by a group to overthrow a government.
Origin of putsch
German from German dialectal from Middle High German thrust of imitative originRelated Forms:
- putsch′ist
noun
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Origin
From German Putsch, from Alemannic German Putsch (“knock, thrust"), of imitative origin.
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