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- French · borrowed fromcoup turc“Turkish strike”
- English todaycoup Turc
Borrowed from French coup turc (“Turkish strike”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: a complex move involving several pieces in Russian, international, and Brazilian draughts, in which the opponent's pieces, which have already been captured but not yet removed from the board, limit the movement of the king. See the quotation for details. Full definition →
Borrowed from French coup turc (“Turkish strike”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.