alfil
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish alfil (“chess bishop”), which is a false friend.
Noun edit
alfil (plural alfils)
- (chess) A fairy piece that moves two squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediary pieces.
Anagrams edit
Asturian edit
Noun edit
alfil m (plural alfiles)
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Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alfil m (plural alfils)
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| Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text) | |||||
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Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant”), used as a name for the chess piece, from Persian پیل (pil).
Noun edit
alfil m (plural alfís)
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| Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text) | |||||
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| rei | dama, raíña | torre, roque | alfil | cabalo | peón |
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
- arfil (obsolete)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant”), used as a name for the chess piece, from Persian پیل (pil).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alfil m (plural alfiles)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
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| Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text) | |||||
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| rey | dama, reina | torre, roque | alfil | caballo | peón |
Further reading edit
- “alfil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014