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Rochade.

castling (move consisting of the castle (rook) and king swapping places)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁɔˈxaːdə//ʁɔˈʃaːdə/
  1. castling (move consisting of the castle (rook) and king swapping places)

    feminine
  2. reshuffle, swap of personnel, of positions

    Austria · Switzerland · broadly · especially · feminine
Where this word comes from

19th century, from rochieren + -ade, after French rocade.

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