"scaccus" meaning in Latin

See scaccus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [ˈskak.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈskak.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
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  1. (Medieval Latin, chess) check Tags: Medieval-Latin Related terms: lūdus scaccōrum, scaccī
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