putsch

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Putsch, from Alemannic German Putsch (knock, thrust, blow), of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

putsch (plural putsches)

  1. A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.
    Synonyms: coup, coup d'état
    Afterward, the ringleaders of the failed putsch were publicly executed.
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      "They have broken the democratic rules of the game by supporting popular mobilisation that has resulted in what can be dubbed a "people power putsch"."

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Dutch

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Putsch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /putʃ/
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  • Hyphenation: putsch

Noun

putsch m (plural putschen)

  1. a putsch, a coup d'état
    Synonyms: coup, staatsgreep

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Putsch.

Pronunciation

Noun

putsch m (plural putschs)

  1. putsch; military coup d'état

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Alemannic German Putsch.

Noun

putsch m (plural putsches)

  1. putsch; coup (effort to overthrow the government)
    Synonyms: golpe de estado, golpe

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Putsch.

Pronunciation

Noun

putsch m (plural putsch or putsches)

  1. putsch; coup (effort to overthrow the government)
    Synonyms: golpe de estado, golpe

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.