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flasco
Latin · ancient
"a bottle"
meaning "a bottle" or "flask"
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fiasco
Italian · 1800s
"a complete failure"
a theatrical phrase "fare fiasco" (to make a bottle) meant to fail on stage
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fiasco
French/English · 1800s
"an embarrassing and complete failure"
adopted through French theatrical slang
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