échec et mat
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]échec et mat m (uncountable)
Interjection
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