diabólico

See also: diabolico

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin diabolicus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.aˈbɔ.li.ku/ [d͡ʒɪ.aˈbɔ.li.ku], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjaˈbɔ.li.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.aˈbɔ.li.ku/ [d͡ʒɪ.aˈbɔ.li.ku], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjaˈbɔ.li.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.aˈbɔ.li.ko/ [d͡ʒɪ.aˈbɔ.li.ko], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒjaˈbɔ.li.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.ɐˈbɔ.li.ku/ [di.ɐˈβɔ.li.ku], (faster pronunciation) /djɐˈbɔ.li.ku/ [djɐˈβɔ.li.ku]

• Rhymes: -ɔliku
• Hyphenation: di‧a‧bó‧li‧co

Adjective

diabólico (feminine diabólica, masculine plural diabólicos, feminine plural diabólicas)

1. devilish (the devil's own)
2. diabolic, evil, wicked (extremely evil or cruel)
3. infernal, unbearable
4. terrible, baleful
5. intolerable
6. mischievous

Related terms

• diabo

 

Further reading

• “diabólico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “diabólico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin diabolicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djaˈboliko/ [d̪jaˈβ̞o.li.ko]
• Rhymes: -oliko
• Syllabification: dia‧bó‧li‧co

Adjective

diabólico (feminine diabólica, masculine plural diabólicos, feminine plural diabólicas)

1. diabolic

Related terms

• diablo

 

Further reading

• “diabólico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10