xaque-mate

Portuguese, noun/ˌʃa.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/

xaque-mate is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative form of xeque-mate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does xaque-mate mean in English?

noun

1
masculinealternative form of xeque-mate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)

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

Forms of xaque-mate

xaques-mate plural
xaques-mates plural

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

How do you pronounce xaque-mate?

Brazil /ˌʃa.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/
Portugal /ˌʃa.kɨˈma.tɨ/

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

English words that translate to xaque-mate

checkmate

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.