putsch
English
/pʊtʃ/
noun
Definitions
- A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Putsch (coup d'tat, putsch) derived from Alemannic German Putsch (blow, knock, thrust).
Origin
Alemannic German
Putsch
Gloss
blow, knock, thrust
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process