échec

French

Etymology

From an earlier eschec, from Persian. See French mat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.ʃɛk/
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Rhymes: -ɛk
Homophone: échecs

Noun

échec m (plural échecs)

failure
(chess) check

Interjection

échec

check

Descendants

→ Catalan: xec

Further reading

“échec” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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