alpiril

Cebuano

Etymology

Metathetic. From Spanish alfiler, from the older alfilel, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخِلَال (al-ḵilāl), from Classical Arabic خِلَال (ḵilāl, “pin, peg”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: al‧pi‧ril

Noun

alpiril

  1. a safety pin
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