diabro

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese diabro, a variant of diaboo.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈa.bɾu/ [d͡ʒɪˈa.bɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒja.bɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈa.bɾo/ [d͡ʒɪˈa.bɾo], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒja.bɾo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdja.bɾu/ [ˈdja.βɾu]

Noun

diabro m (plural diabros, feminine diabra, feminine plural diabras)

  1. Obsolete form of diabo.

Usage notes

This form survives as a root in some derived terms: diabrura (“devilry”), endiabrar (“to infuriate”), diabrete (“imp”).

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