échec et mat

French

Etymology

From Persian, literally meaning "the king is conquered".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.ʃɛ.k‿e mat/
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Noun

échec et mat m (uncountable)

  1. checkmate

Interjection

échec et mat

  1. checkmate
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