alfil

== English == === Alternative forms === fil, pil === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alfil (“chess bishop”). === Noun === alfil (plural alfils) (chess) A fairy chess piece that moves two squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediary pieces. === References === S. Emmerson, A Glossary of Fairy Chess Definitions === Anagrams === Filla, flail == Asturian == === Noun === alfil m (plural alfiles) (chess) bishop === See also === == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈfil] IPA(key): (Valencia) [alˈfil] === Noun === alfil m (plural alfils) (chess) bishop === See also === == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فِيل (fīl, “elephant”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Classical Persian پیل (pīl). === Noun === alfil m (plural alfís) (chess) bishop ==== See also ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === arfil (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “the elephant”) via Andalusian Arabic, from Classical Persian پیل (pīl). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈfil/ [alˈfil] Rhymes: -il Syllabification: al‧fil === Noun === alfil m (plural alfiles) (chess) bishop (figurative) close ally ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: alfil ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “alfil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025