jaque mate

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌxake ˈmate/ [ˌxa.ke ˈma.t̪e]
• Syllabification: ja‧que ma‧te

Noun

jaque mate m (plural jaques mate or jaques mates)

1. (chess) checkmate, mate

   Synonym: mate

2. (informal, rhetoric) checkmate

Related terms

• jaque

Further reading

• “jaque mate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025