Fiasco: a bottle in many languages

"Fiasco" is a very popular Italian word with Germanic roots. However this term is present in many european languages to indicate different types of bottles.

(It) Fiasco: specific round bottle for wine (mainly Chianti)

(De) Flasche: any bottle 

(En) Flask = (It) Borraccia 

 

 

Photo: Scaricamento dei fiaschi di vino da un carretto (1900)

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