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/
    • (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

Further reading

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

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