xeque-mate

/ʃɛki ˈmatʃi/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. checkmate

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

schachmatt

schachmatt is the German word for the same thing — both mean "checkmate."

French

échec et mat

échec et mat is the French word for the same thing — both mean "checkmate."

Practice

1 What does xeque-mate mean?

2 Fill the gap: O jogador anunciou ___-mate em dez movimentos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches xeque-mate?

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