fianchetto

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English

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Etymology

From Italian fianchetto, diminutive of fianco (“flank”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪənˈt͡ʃɛtəʊ/, /fɪənˈkɛtəʊ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

fianchetto (plural fianchetti)

  1. (chess) The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file.
    • 1994, Jeanette Winterson, Art & Lies, →ISBN:
      I’m not a hero, I’m not even a chessboard knight. Trying to be a priest was something of a fianchetto wasn’t it? Clever move by a poor player.

Translations

Verb

fianchetto (third-person singular simple present fianchettos or fianchettoes, present participle fianchettoing, simple past and past participle fianchettoed)

  1. (chess) To play a fianchetto.

Italian

Etymology

From fianco (“flank”) +‎ -etto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjanˈkɛt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: fian‧chèt‧to

Noun

fianchetto m (plural fianchetti)

  1. (chess) fianchetto
  2. (automotive) body panel

Descendants

  • → English: fianchetto
  • → Spanish: fianchetto

Polish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian fianchetto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjaŋˈkɛt.tɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛttɔ
  • Syllabification: fian‧chet‧to.

Noun

fianchetto n (indeclinable)

  1. (chess) fianchetto (development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file)

Further reading

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fianchetto, diminutive of fianco (“flank”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjanˈt͡ʃeto/
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: fian‧chet‧to

Noun

fianchetto m (plural fianchettos)

  1. (chess) fianchetto
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