diavolo
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin diabolus (possibly semi-learned), itself from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈdja.vo.lo/, /diˈa.vo.lo/[1]
- Rhymes: -avolo
- Hyphenation: dià‧vo‧lo, di‧à‧vo‧lo
Audio: (file)
Noun
editdiavolo m (plural diavoli, diminutive diavolétto or diavolìno, augmentative diavolóne, pejorative diavolàccio, derogatory diavolùccio)
- devil, demon, fiend, Satan
- devil, devilish person (evil person)
- sort, devil (man)
- è un buon diavolo ― he's a good sort
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Interjection
editdiavolo
- the devil, the heck, the dickens, the deuce
- che diavolo fai? ― what the devil are you doing?
- damn!, blast! (diavolo!)
- you bet!, rather! (diavolo!)
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- ^ diavolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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