jaque
check (in chess), a direct threat to the kingen ajedrez, amenaza directa al rey
Comes from Arabic
شَاه
shāh
“king”«rey»
Arabic today says
كِش مَلِك
kish malik
The article
It came in without the article.
Arabic itself had taken it from Persian.
The story
Shāh is "king" in Persian, and Arabic passed it on along with the game; the sh was written x and later j. Jaque mate is shāh māt, "the king has died" or "is helpless".Shāh es «rey» en persa, y el árabe lo pasó con el juego; la sh se escribió x y luego j. «Jaque mate» es shāh māt, «el rey ha muerto» o «está indefenso».
In a sentence
Con ese movimiento me dio jaque.
With that move he put me in check.
بِتِلْكَ النَّقْلَةِ قَالَ لِي: كِش مَلِك.
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