xeque-mate
Portuguese, noun/ˌʃɛ.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/
xeque-mate is spelled X-E-Q-U-E-M-A-T-E (9 letters). Xeque-mate 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 “lance numa partida de xadrez em que se ataca o rei adversário de maneira que ele não possa mais escapar…”.
What does xeque-mate mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecheckmate (conclusive victory in a game of chess)
- 2
masculinecheckmate (situation with no obvious escape)
interjection
- 1
checkmate (said when making the conclusive move in chess)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. lance numa partida de xadrez em que se ataca o rei adversário de maneira que ele não possa mais escapar, ocasionando a derrota do lado que recebe esse xeque
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 xeque-mate
- xeques-mate plural
- xeques-mates plural
- cheque-mate alternative misspelling
- xe.que-ma.te canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce xeque-mate?
- Brazil /ˌʃɛ.kiˈma.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ˌʃɛ.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 xeque-mate
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.