alfil
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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)
See also[edit]
| Chess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text) | |||||
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Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
alfil m (plural alfils)
See also[edit]
| Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text) | |||||
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| rei | reina, dama | torre | alfil | cavall | peó |
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)
See also[edit]
| Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text) | |||||
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Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant”), used as a name for the chess piece, from Classical Persian پیل (pīl).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
alfil m (plural alfiles)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
| 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
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