alfiler

Spanish

Alternative forms

alfilel (archaic)

Etymology

From the older alfilel, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال‎ (al-ḵilál), from Classical Arabic خِلَال‎ (ḵilāl, “pin, peg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alfiˈleɾ/ [al.fiˈleɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: al‧fi‧ler

Noun

alfiler m (plural alfileres)

pin (a needle without an eye used for fastening)

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Tagalog: aspile

Further reading

“alfiler”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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