jaque

See also: ja que and já que

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒak/

Etymology 1

From Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka).

Noun

jaque m, f (plural jaques)

  1. jackfruit
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old French jaque; see there for more.

Noun

jaque m (plural jaques)

  1. (historical) gambison

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Usually linked to the given name Jacques; an alternative origin connects it with jaque de mailles, "coat of arms," which is from Spanish jaco, from Arabic شـَكّ‎ (šakk, “breastplate”).

Noun

jaque m (oblique plural jaques, nominative singular jaques, nominative plural jaque)

  1. a gambison; a type of tight-fitting shirt

Derived terms

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

From Arabic شاه‎ (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (mlkʾ, “king”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxake/

Noun

jaque m (plural jaques)

  1. (chess) check
  2. jeopardy

Derived terms

Verb

jaque

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of jaquir.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of jaquir.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of jaquir.
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