échiquier

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin scaccārium, from Vulgar Latin *scaccus, itself from Persian. See exchequer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ʃi.kje/

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Noun

échiquier m (plural échiquiers)

1. chessboard
2. treasury, exchequer

Related terms

• échecs

Further reading

• “échiquier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.