Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, poisoned pawn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Further reading

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