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Pleite.

bankruptcy

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈplaɪ̯tə/
  1. bankruptcy

    colloquial · feminine
  2. flop, failure

    broadly · colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish פּליטה (pleyte, “escape, getaway”), via Rotwelsch, 19th c.

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