scacco matto

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See also: scaccomatto

Italian

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Etymology

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

Noun

scacco matto m (plural scacchi matti)

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

Further reading

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