diavolo
Italian
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin diabolus (possibly semi-learned), itself from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).
Pronunciation
Noun
diavolo m (plural diavoli)
- devil, demon, fiend, Satan
- (evil person) devil, devilish person
- (man) sort, devil
- è un buon diavolo ― he's a good sort
Derived terms
Derived terms
Interjection
diavolo
- the devil, the heck, the dickens, the deuce
- che diavolo fai? ― what the devil are you doing?
- (diavolo!) damn!, blast!
- (diavolo!) you bet!, rather!
Synonyms
References
- ^ diavolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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