scaccus

Back-formation from scaccī.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskak.kus/, [ˈs̠käkːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskak.kus/, [ˈskäkːus]

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scaccus

1. (Medieval Latin, chess) check

• scaccī
• lūdus scaccōrum