"alfil" meaning in English

See alfil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: alfils [plural], fil [alternative], pil [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish alfil (“chess bishop”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|es|ar|fa|pal|akk}}, {{bor+|en|es|alfil|t=chess bishop}} Borrowed from Spanish alfil (“chess bishop”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} alfil (plural alfils)
  1. (chess) A fairy chess piece that moves two squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediary pieces. Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-alfil-en-noun-TbSEjQUy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 26 26 17 26 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 26 17 26 4 1 Topics: board-games, chess, games

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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