alfil
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish alfil (“chess bishop”), which is a false friend.
Noun
editalfil (plural alfils)
- (chess) A fairy piece that moves two squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediary pieces.
Anagrams
editAsturian
editNoun
editalfil m (plural alfiles)
See also
editChess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | dama, reina | torre | alfil | caballu | peón |
Catalan
editPronunciation
editNoun
editalfil m (plural alfils)
See also
editChess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | reina, dama | torre | alfil | cavall | peó |
Galician
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant”), used as a name for the chess piece, from Persian پیل (pil).
Noun
editalfil m (plural alfís)
See also
editChess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | dama, raíña | torre, roque | alfil | cabalo | peón |
Spanish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant”), used as a name for the chess piece, from Classical Persian پیل (pīl).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editalfil m (plural alfiles)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editChess 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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