xeque-mate

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (masculine) checkmate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
2. (figuratively, masculine) checkmate (situation with no obvious escape)

Intj

checkmate (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

Conceptes

escac i mat

Traduccions

checkmate

jaque mate

scacco matto

échec et mat

schaakmat

ματ

Schachmatt

schachmatt

escac e mat

Niederlage

latrunculusque matum

شاه مات

mat

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌʃɛ.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Manllevat de àrab: شَاه مَاتَ

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta). from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is ambushed/conquered”).