putsch
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putsch
- /pʊt͡ʃ/
- /pʉt͡ʃ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
Rhymes with -ʊtʃ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Putsch, from Alemannic German Putsch (“knock, thrust, blow”), of imitative origin.
noun putsches
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A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.
Afterward, the ringleaders of the failed putsch were publicly executed.
Similar: coup, coup d'état
Translations
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noun a coup; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government
| Español | putsch, alzamiento, pronunciamiento, golpe, militarada |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 叛亂 /叛乱 pànluàn, 政變 /政变 zhèngbiàn |
| Português | putsch, golpe de estado, golpe |
| Français | coup d'État, putsch |
| Deutsch | Putsch |
| Ελληνικά | πραξικόπημα praxikópima |
| Română | puci, lovitură de stat |
| Русский | путч putč, переворо́т perevorót |
| العربية | اِنْقِلَاب inqilāb |
| עברית | פּוּטְשׁ putsh |
Talk about this word "putsch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/putsch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. putsch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/putsch "putsch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/putsch.Cite this
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title = {putsch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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