putsch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʊtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pʊtʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pŏŏch)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
putsch /pʊtʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Governmenta sudden political revolt or uprising.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
putsch  (pŏŏch),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmenta plotted revolt or attempt to overthrow a government, esp. one that depends upon suddenness and speed.
  • German Putsch, origin, originally Swiss German: literally, violent blow, clash, shock; introduced in sense "coup'' in standard German through Swiss popular uprisings of the 1830s, esp. the Zurich revolt of Sept. 1839
  • 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
putsch / pʊtʃ/
  1. a violent and sudden uprising; political revolt, esp a coup d'état
Etymology: 20th Century: from German: from Swiss German: a push, of imitative origin
'putsch' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
putschist - revolt

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