First Known Use: 1665
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en passant
adverb en pas·sant \ˌäⁿ-ˌpä-ˈsäⁿ, -pə-\
Definition of EN PASSANT
1
: in passing
2
—used in chess of the capture of a pawn as it makes a first move of two squares by an enemy pawn that threatens the first of these squares
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Origin of EN PASSANT
French
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- apropos, incidentally
Rhymes with EN PASSANT
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