φιάσκο

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φιάσκο

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φιάσκο < (άμεσο δάνειο) ιταλική fiasco < υστερολατινική flasco (= φιάλη) < φραγκική *flasko < πρωτογερμανική *flaskǭ (=δοχείο, φιάλη) < πρωτοϊνδοευρωπαϊκή ρίζα *pleḱ- (πλέκω, υφαίνω)

noun φιάσκο · φιάσκα · φιάσκου · φιάσκων

  1. πλήρης αποτυχία

In English

  • fiasco ludicrous or humiliating situation

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MLA

"φιάσκο." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/el/%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%BF. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

φιάσκο. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%BF

Chicago

"φιάσκο." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%BF.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {φιάσκο},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/el/%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%BF},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}