échec et mat

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian, literally meaning "the king is conquered".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ʃɛ.k‿e mat/ ~ /e.ʃe.k‿e mat/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

échec et mat m (uncountable)

  1. checkmate

Interjection

échec et mat

  1. checkmate
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