diyablo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

diablo
dyablo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diablo, from Late Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /diˈablo/ [ˈd͡ʒab.lo]
Rhymes: -ablo
Syllabification: di‧yab‧lo

Noun

diyablo (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜊ᜔ᜎᜓ)

devil; demon
Synonym: demonyo

Derived terms

sugo ng diyablo

Related terms

diyablura
diyaboliko

See also

yawa

Interjection

diyablo! (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜊ᜔ᜎᜓ)

damn!
Synonyms: damuho, lintik

Further reading

“diyablo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“diyablo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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