xaque-mate

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʃa.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʃa.keˈma.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʃa.kɨˈma.tɨ/

Hyphenation: xa‧que‧-ma‧te

Noun

xaque-mate m (plural xaques-mate or xaques-mates)

alternative form of xeque-mate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

Further reading

“xaque-mate”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“xaque-mate”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026