diavolo

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From 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
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Noun[edit]

diavolo m (plural diavoli, diminutive diavolétto or diavolìno, augmentative diavolóne, pejorative diavolàccio, derogatory diavolùccio)

  1. devil, demon, fiend, Satan
  2. devil, devilish person (evil person)
  3. sort, devil (man)
    è un buon diavolo ― he's a good sort

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Derived terms

Interjection[edit]

diavolo

  1. the devil, the heck, the dickens, the deuce
    che diavolo fai? ― what the devil are you doing?
  2. damn!, blast! (diavolo!)
  3. you bet!, rather! (diavolo!)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ diavolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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