diabo

See also: Diabo

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/ [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]

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

Noun

diabo m (plural diabos)

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

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

Synonyms

(demon): demo, demónio, diabalma, capeta, capiroto (slang)

Derived terms

diabinho (diminutive), diabozinho (diminutive), diabrete (diminutive)
diabão (augmentative)
diabalma
diabo-da-tasmânia
diabo-marinho
peixe-diabo
que diabo, que diabos
o que diabos
por que diabos

Related terms

diabólico
diabolismo
diabolô
endiabrado
endiabrar

Descendants

Kadiwéu: diaabo

Interjection

diabo!

(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.

Synonyms

bosta, diabos, diacho (euphemistic), droga, merda, porcaria

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