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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai).
Noun
jaque m or f (plural jaques)
- jackfruit
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Old French jaque; see there for more.
Noun
jaque m (plural jaques)
- (historical) gambison
Further reading
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Usually linked to the given name Jacques; an alternative origin connects it with jaque (“coat of arms”), which is from Arabic شـَكّ (šakk, “breastplate”).
Noun
jaque oblique singular, m (oblique plural jaques, nominative singular jaques, nominative plural jaque)
- a gambison; a type of tight-fitting shirt
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Descendants
From diminutive jaquet:
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxake/
- Rhymes: -ake
- Syllabification: ja‧que
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish xaque, from Arabic شاه (šāh, “shah; king chess piece”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /šāh/, “king”). Doublet of cheque and escaque (“chess tile”), the latter formerly meaning "(any) chess piece" as well.
To explain the unusual rendering of Arabic -h as /k/ (-que), Coromines and Pascual suggest influence from escaque instead. They also mention an alternative idea they find less likely where the sound was exaggerated as , cf. Medieval Latin nichil . Yet another explanation (not in Coromines and Pascual) for the /k/ is that it is from Arabic شاهك šāh-ak ("your king"), especially as it is used to announce an upcoming attack onto the enemy's king. First attested in 1283 as dar xaque ("to threaten the enemy's king").
Noun
jaque m (plural jaques)
- (chess) check
No oí bien cuando me dijo « ¡Jaque! »- I didn't hear well when she said "Check!"
- jeopardy
Vamos, no me pongas en jaque con esa pregunta repentina.- C'mon, don't put me in jeopardy with that sudden question.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
jaque
- inflection of jaquir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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