Polish edit

Etymology edit

Literally, poisoned pawn.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

zatruty pion m inan (diminutive zatruty pionek)

  1. (chess, idiomatic) poisoned pawn (unprotected pawn whose capture would be a losing move for the capturing player)

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • zatruty pion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zatruty pion in Polish dictionaries at PWN