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Noun: en passant  oÑ pa'soÑ(t)
  1. (chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed
    "He captured the pawn en passant, surprising his less experienced opponent"
Adverb: en passant  oÑ pa'soÑ(t)
  1. Incidentally; in the course of doing something else
    "he made this remark en passant";
    - in passing

Type of: capture

Encyclopedia: En passant