alfiler

Spanish

Alternative forms

alfilel (archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alfiˈleɾ/

Noun

alfiler m (plural alfileres)

pin (a needle without an eye used for fastening)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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