xeque-mate

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)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌʃɛ.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: شَاه مَاتَ

In summary

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

Concepts

checkmate

mate

🧉

check and mate

Translations

jaque mate

scacco matto

échec et mat

schaakmat

escac i mat

ματ

Schachmatt

mat

schachmatt

szach-mat

mat

escac e mat

شاه مات

mat

latrunculusque matum