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kaput

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kaput /kəˈpo͝ot, , kəˈpʊt , käˈpo͝ot, kɑˈpʊt /
adjective [predicative] informal broken and useless; no longer working or effective:
the water pump's broken, kaput.
– ORIGIN late 19th century : from German kaputt, from French (être) capot (be) without tricks in a card game; compare with capot.