fiasco

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1fi·as·co

noun \fē-ˈas-(ˌ)kō also -ˈäs-\
plural fi·as·coes

Definition of FIASCO

: a complete failure

Origin of FIASCO

French, from Italian, from fare fiasco, literally, to make a bottle
First Known Use: circa 1854

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