scacco matto

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See also: scaccomatto

Italian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Persian شَاه مَات (“checkmate”) through Arabic شاه مات (šāh māt).

Noun[edit]

scacco matto m (plural scacchi matti)

  1. (chess) checkmate
    dare/fare scacco matto ― to checkmate (literally, “give/do checkmate”)

Further reading[edit]

  • scacco matto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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