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/ [al.fiˈleɾ]

Noun

alfiler m (plural alfileres)

1. pin (a needle without an eye used for fastening)

Derived terms

• alfilerazo
• alfiletero

Further reading

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