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Italian
Etymology
From Persian شَاه مَات (“checkmate”) through Arabic شاه مات (šāh māt).
Noun
scacco matto m (plural scacchi matti)
- (chess) checkmate
- dare/fare scacco matto ― to checkmate (literally, “give/do checkmate”)
Further reading
- scacco matto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana