alfiletero

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish alfiler

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Spanish -ero

Spanish alfiletero

From alfiler + -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alfileˈteɾo/ [al.fi.leˈt̪e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: al‧fi‧le‧te‧ro

Noun

alfiletero m (plural alfileteros)

1. case for pins and needles
2. pincushion

   Synonyms: agujero, acerico

Further reading

• “alfiletero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025