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alfiler.

pin (a needle without an eye used for fastening)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/alfiˈleɾ/[al.fiˈleɾ]
  1. pin (a needle without an eye used for fastening)

    masculine
  2. clothespin, clothes peg

    Andalusia · masculine
  3. bishop

    Spain · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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