kaput

English

/kəˈpʊt/

adj
Definitions
  • (informal) out of Out of order; not working.

Etymology

Borrowed from German kaputt (broken, out of order) derived from French capot (be without a trick in the card game Piquet, destroyed, defeated).

Origin

French

capot

Gloss

be without a trick in the card game Piquet, destroyed, defeated

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