échec et mat

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic شَاه مَاتَ (šāh māta), from Persian شاه مات (šâh mât, “the king [is] conquered”). Perhaps conflated with Arabic مَاتَ (māta, “to die”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.ʃɛ.k‿e mat/
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Noun

échec et mat m (uncountable)

  1. checkmate

Interjection

échec et mat

  1. checkmate
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