xeque

From Arabic شَاه‎ (šāh), from Persian شاه‎ (šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (šāh, “king”), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ksayati (“he rules, he has power over”), from Proto-Indo-European *tke- (“to gain power over, gain control over”).

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.kɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.ki/
• Homophone: cheque
• Hyphenation: xe‧que

xeque m (plural xeques)

1. (chess) check, in the meaning of a position in which an opposing piece is attacking a king.
2. a sheik

• (sheik): xeique

• xeque-mate