diabo

See also: Diabo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese diaboo, displacing the collateral forms diabre, diabro and diablo, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin diabolus (“devil”) (probably borrowed as a semi-learned term), itself from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer”). Doublet of diabolô and diábolo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈa.bu/ [d͡ʒɪˈa.bu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒja.bu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈa.bo/ [d͡ʒɪˈa.bo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒja.bo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /diˈa.bu/ [diˈa.βu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈdja.bu/ [ˈdja.βu]

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  • Rhymes: -abu
  • Homophone: Diabo
  • Hyphenation: di‧a‧bo

Noun

diabo m (plural diabos)

  1. (religion, fiction) devil; demon; fiend (creature from Hell)
    Synonyms: demo, demónio, diabalma, capeta, capiroto
  2. (colloquial, with definite article) used to emphasise the extent of an action, usually one of a negative nature
    Ele falou o diabo sobre seus inimigos.
    He said a lot of crap about his enemies.

Noun

diabo m (plural diabos, feminine diaba or diáboa, feminine plural diabas or diáboas)

  1. an evil or perverse person
    Synonyms: demo, demónio
  2. a mischievous person

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kadiwéu: diaabo
  • Tetum: diabu
  • →? Malayalam: ദിയാബ്ല് (diyāblŭ)

Interjection

diabo!

  1. damn! (expresses anger, irritation or disappointment)
    Synonyms: bosta, diabos, diacho, droga, merda, porcaria

Further reading

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