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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin diabolicus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.aˈbɔ.li.ku/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjaˈbɔ.li.ku/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.aˈbɔ.li.ku/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjaˈbɔ.li.ku/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.aˈbɔ.li.ko/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjaˈbɔ.li.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɐˈbɔ.li.ku/ , (faster pronunciation) /djɐˈbɔ.li.ku/
- Rhymes: -ɔliku
- Hyphenation: di‧a‧bó‧li‧co
Adjective
diabólico (feminine diabólica, masculine plural diabólicos, feminine plural diabólicas)
- devilish (the devil's own)
- diabolic, evil, wicked (extremely evil or cruel)
- infernal, unbearable
- terrible, baleful
- intolerable
- mischievous
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin diabolicus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /djaˈboliko/
- Rhymes: -oliko
- Syllabification: dia‧bó‧li‧co
Adjective
diabólico (feminine diabólica, masculine plural diabólicos, feminine plural diabólicas)
- diabolic
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