fiasco

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɪˈæs.kəʊ/

Noun

fiasco (plural fiascos)

1. A sudden or unexpected failure.
2. A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong.

   Synonyms: debacle

3. A wine bottle in a (usually straw) jacket.

Translations

• French: fiasco
• German: Fiasko
• Italian: fiasco
• Portuguese: fiasco, fracasso
• Russian: фиа́ско
• Spanish: fiasco, fracaso

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