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Where does “alfilel” come from?

alfilel (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال, from Arabic خِلَال — pin, peg.

alfilel (Spanish): Archaic form of alfiler

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of alfiler

Ancestry of “alfilel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicاَلْخِلَال—
2Arabicخِلَالpin, peg

Words derived from “alfilel”

  • alfilerazo
  • alfiler
Every word from Arabic خِلَال →