jaque

See also: ja que and já que

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒak/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai).

Noun

jaque m or f (plural jaques)

  1. jackfruit
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French jaque; see there for more.

Noun

jaque m (plural jaques)

  1. (historical) gambison

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Usually linked to the given name Jacques; an alternative origin connects it with jaque (“coat of arms”), which is from Arabic شـَكّ (šakk, “breastplate”).

Noun

jaque oblique singular, m (oblique plural jaques, nominative singular jaques, nominative plural jaque)

  1. a gambison; a type of tight-fitting shirt

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Catalan: jaca
  • French: jaque
  • → German: Jacke
  • → Middle English: jakke, jacke, jak, jake
  • → Italian: giacca
  • → Romanian: geacă
  • → Venetian: xaca

From diminutive jaquet:

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxake/ [ˈxa.ke]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ake
  • Syllabification: ja‧que

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish xaque, from Arabic شاه (šāh, “shah; king chess piece”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/, “king”). Doublet of cheque and escaque (“chess tile”), the latter formerly meaning "(any) chess piece" as well.

To explain the unusual rendering of Arabic -h as /k/ (-que), Coromines and Pascual suggest influence from escaque instead. They also mention an alternative idea they find less likely where the sound [h] was exaggerated as [k], cf. Medieval Latin nichil [ˈnikil]. Yet another explanation (not in Coromines and Pascual) for the /k/ is that it is from Arabic شاهك šāh-ak ("your king"), especially as it is used to announce an upcoming attack onto the enemy's king. First attested in 1283 as dar xaque ("to threaten the enemy's king").

Noun

jaque m (plural jaques)

  1. (chess) check
    No oí bien cuando me dijo « ¡Jaque! »
    I didn't hear well when she said "Check!"
  2. jeopardy
    Vamos, no me pongas en jaque con esa pregunta repentina.
    C'mon, don't put me in jeopardy with that sudden question.
Derived terms
  • jácaro (“dandy”)
  • jaquear (“to check, to bother”)
  • jaque mate (“checkmate”)
  • tener en jaque (“to bully”)

Verb

jaque

  1. inflection of jaquir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

Further reading
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