xamate
Portuguese, noun/ʃaˈma.t͡ʃi/
xamate is spelled X-A-M-A-T-E (6 letters). Xamate is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “checkmate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “xeque-mate”.
What does xamate mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecheckmate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. xeque-mate
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of xamate
- xamates plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xamate?
- Brazil /ʃaˈma.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ʃɐˈma.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.