xeque-mate

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta). from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king is ambushed/conquered”).[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʃɛ.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʃɛ.keˈma.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌʃɛ.kɨˈma.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: xe‧que‧-ma‧te

Noun

xeque-mate m (plural xeques-mate or xeques-mates)

  1. (chess) checkmate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
    Synonym: xaque-mate
  2. (figurative) checkmate (situation with no obvious escape)

Interjection

xeque-mate

  1. (chess) checkmate (said when making the conclusive move in chess)

References
  1. “xeque-mate” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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