Cebuano

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Etymology

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Metathetic. From Spanish alfiler, from the older alfilel, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال (al-ḵilāl), from Classical Arabic خِلَال (ḵilāl, pin, peg).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: al‧pi‧ril

Noun

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alpiril

  1. a safety pin