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)
- devilish (the devil's own)
- diabolic, evil, wicked (extremely evil or cruel)
- infernal, unbearable
- terrible, baleful
- intolerable
- mischievous
Related terms
Further reading
- “diabólico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “diabólico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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)
Related terms
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], 10 December 2024