xaque

Galician

Noun

xaque m

(chess) check

Related terms

xaque mate

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic; see discussion in the modern descendant jaque.

Noun

xaque m

(chess) check

Descendants

Spanish: jaque

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.ke/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.kɨ/

Hyphenation: xa‧que

Noun

xaque m (plural xaques)

Alternative form of xeque (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)

Related terms

xaque-mate

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