Borrowed from Spanish alfil (“chess bishop”), which is a false friend.
alfil (plural alfils)
alfil m (plural alfiles)
Chess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | dama, reina | torre | alfil | caballu | peón |
alfil m (plural alfils)
Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | reina, dama | torre | alfil | cavall | peó |
From Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant”), used as a name for the chess piece, from Persian پیل (pil).
alfil m (plural alfís)
Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rei | dama, raíña | torre, roque | alfil | cabalo | peón |
Borrowed from Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant”), used as a name for the chess piece, from Classical Persian پیل (pīl).
alfil m (plural alfiles)
Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text) | |||||
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rey | dama, reina | torre, roque | alfil | caballo | peón |