diabo

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Portuguese

diabo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese diabo, earlier 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/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒja.bu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈa.bo/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒja.bo/

Noun

diabo m (plural diabos)

  1. (religion, fiction) devil; demon; fiend (creature from Hell)
  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

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Interjection

diabo!

  1. (offensive, blasphemous) damn! (expresses anger, irritation or disappointment)

Usage notes

  • Thought to be more blasphemous in the Portugal whilst less blasphemous in the Brazil, Angola and Moçambique.

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