English Explanatory Dictionary

putsch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.

Pronunciation

/pʊt͡ʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-putsch.wav /pʉt͡ʃ/

Word forms

putsch putsches

Etymology

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

Synonyms

coup coup d'état

Derived words

putscher putschism putschist
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