Borrowed fromSpanishalfiler, from olderalfilel, fromAndalusian Arabicاَلْخِلَال(al-ḵilál), from ClassicalArabicخِلَال(ḵilāl,“pin, peg”).Doublet ofalpiler.
aspilé (Baybayin spellingᜀᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜎᜒ)
- pin
- Synonym:alpiler
2022 April 26, Annabelle O. Buenviaje, “100 amazing secrets (Part 2)”, inPhilippine Star[1]:14. Gumawa ng sariling pin cushion. Ang ipalaman sa cloth bag ay steel wool para pagtusok ngaspile at karayom, para mo na rin itong inihahasa. Pantanggal din ito ng kalawang saaspile at karayom.- 14. Make your own pin cushion. The cloth bag should be filled with steel wool so thatpins and needles can be stuck inside it to be sharpened. The steel wool also removes rust from thepins and needles.
- “aspile”, inKWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino,Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino,2024
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972)Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana,page24