xeque-mate
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Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (misspelling) cheque-mate
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta). from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is ambushed/conquered”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: xe‧que‧-ma‧te
Noun[edit]
xeque-mate m (plural xeques-mate or xeques-mates)
- (chess) checkmate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
- Synonym: xaque-mate
- (figurative) checkmate (situation with no obvious escape)
Related terms[edit]
Interjection[edit]
xeque-mate
References[edit]
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