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xaque

Portuguese, noun/ˈʃa.ki/

xaque is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of xeque (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does xaque mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

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

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of xaque

  • xaques plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce xaque?

  • Brazil /ˈʃa.ki/
  • Portugal /ˈʃa.kɨ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.