diantres

Spanish

Etymology

Alteration of diablo (“devil”).

Adverb

diantres

the heck, the devil (for emphasis after a question word)
¿Qué diantres?
What the heck?

Noun

diantres m pl

plural of diantre

Further reading

“diantre, o diantres”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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