alfiler
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the older alfilel, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال (al-ḵilál), from Classical Arabic خِلَال (ḵilāl, “pin, peg”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]alfiler m (plural alfileres)
- pin (a needle without an eye used for fastening)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “alfiler”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014