"alfil" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /alˈfil/, [alˈfil] Forms: alfiles [plural]
Rhymes: -il Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “the elephant”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Classical Persian پیل (pīl). Etymology templates: {{dercat|es|fa}}, {{bor+|es|ar|فِيل|الْفِيل|t=the elephant}} Borrowed from Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “the elephant”), {{bor|es|xaa|-}} Andalusian Arabic, {{der|es|fa-cls|پیل|tr=pīl}} Classical Persian پیل (pīl) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} alfil m (plural alfiles)
  1. (chess) bishop Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Chess Synonyms: arfil [obsolete] Derived forms: alfil bueno, alfil malo Related terms: marfil, rey, dama, reina, torre, roque, caballo, peón

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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