mate del loco
Spanish, noun[ˈmat̪e ð̞el ˈloko]
mate del loco is spelled M-A-T-E-D-E-L-L-O-C-O (11 letters). Mate del loco is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fool's mate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does mate del loco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefool's mate
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Mate dado en muy pocas jugadas debido al movimiento apresurado de los peones de las columnas f y g, que debilitan la defensa del rey por la diagonal lateral.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mate del loco
- mates del loco plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mate del loco?
- [ˈmat̪e ð̞el ˈloko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.