jaque

Etymology 1
, from /.

Noun

 * 1) jackfruit

Etymology 2

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Noun

 * 1)  gambison

Etymology
Usually linked to the given name ; an alternative origin connects it with, which is from.

Noun

 * 1) a gambison; a type of tight-fitting shirt

Descendants
From diminutive :

Etymology 1
, from, from. and, the latter formerly meaning "(any) chess piece" as well.

To explain the unusual rendering of Arabic -h as /k/ (-que), Coromines and Pascual suggest influence from escaque instead. They also mention an alternative idea they find less likely where the sound [h] was exaggerated as [k], cf. Medieval Latin [ˈnikil]. Yet another explanation (not in Coromines and Pascual) for the /k/ is that it is from Arabic شاهك šāh-ak ("your king"), especially as it is used to announce an upcoming attack onto the enemy's king. First attested in 1283 as dar xaque ("to threaten the enemy's king").

Noun

 * 1)  check
 * 2) jeopardy
 * 1) jeopardy