scacco matto

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scacco matto m (pl.: scacchi matti)

  1. (scacchi) mossa conclusiva, in cui re è posto sotto scacco senza che possa fuggire in un'altra casa, interporre un pezzo tra sé e il pezzo che dà scacco né catturare quest'ultimo
    dare scacco matto
scàc | co màt | to

dall’arabo-persiano (shāh) māt «(il re) è morto»