jaque mate

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jaque mate

[ˈxake ˈmat̪e]

Rhymes with a.te

Where it comes from

Del árabe شاه مات (shāh māt), del persa antiguo شاهمات (šāhmāt, 'el rey ha sido sorprendido').

phrase jaques mate

Mate (jugada que coloca al rey en una posición indefendible al no poder evadir un jaque).
Similar: mate

In English

checkmate said when making the conclusive move in chess

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@misc{jaque_mate_2026,
  title = {jaque mate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/jaque%20mate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}