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]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: al‧fi‧ler

Noun

alfiler m (plural alfileres)

pin (a needle without an eye used for fastening)

Derived terms

alfiler de criandera
alfiler de gancho
alfiler de París
alfilerazo
alfilerillo
alfiletero
de veinticinco alfileres
juego de alfileres

Descendants

Chavacano: alfiler
→ Cebuano: alpiler
→ Tagalog: aspile

Further reading

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

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