xeque-mate

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French eschec mat, from Persian شاه مات‎ (šâh mât, “the king is ambushed/conquered”).

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʃɛ.ki.ˈma.t͡ʃi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʃɛ.ke.ˈma.te/
  • 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)
  2. (figuratively) checkmate (situation with no obvious escape)

Synonyms
  • (chess victory): mate
  • (situation with no obvious escape): beco-sem-saída

Interjection

xeque-mate

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