šach-mat

Slovak

Alternative forms
  • šachmat

Etymology

Derived from Persian شاه مات‎ (šâh mât, “the king is dead”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃaxmat/

Interjection

šach-mat

  1. the words spoken at the end of a chess game by the winner, checkmate

Further reading
  • šach-mat in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
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