alfiere
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alférez.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈfjɛ.re/
- Rhymes: -ɛre
- Hyphenation: al‧fiè‧re
Noun
alfiere m (plural alfieri)
- standard-bearer
- ensign
- pioneer
- (sports) captain
- (chess) bishop
- alfiere camposcuro ― dark-squared bishop
See also
| Chess pieces in Italian · pezzi degli scacchi (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| re | regina, donna |
torre | alfiere | cavallo | pedone |