English Explanatory Dictionary

alfil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fairy chess piece that moves two squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediary pieces.

Word forms

alfil alfils fil pil

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alfil (“chess bishop”).

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