scacco

Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king in chess”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian شاه (šāh, “shah”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskak.ko/
• Rhymes: -akko

Noun

scacco m (plural scacchi)

1. chess piece, chessman
2. square (chess)
3. check
4. (in the plural) chess

Related terms

• scacco matto

Anagrams

• scocca