diabro

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈa.bɾu/ [d͡ʒɪˈa.bɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˈd͡ʒja.bɾu/

• (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”).