xeque-mate

 

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• (misspelling) cheque-mate

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

• Hyphenation: xe‧que‧-ma‧te

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)

• xeque

xeque-mate

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