fiyasko

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (fiyasko), from Italian fiasco, from Late Latin flasco, flasca (“bottle, container”), from Frankish *flaska (“bottle, flask”), from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from Proto-Germanic *flehtaną (“to plait”), from Proto-Indo-European *plek- (“to weave, braid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈjas.ko/
• Hyphenation: fi‧yas‧ko

Noun

fiyasko (definite accusative fiyaskoyu, plural fiyaskolar)

1. fiasco (failure)