diablo cojuelo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdjablo koˈxwelo/ [ˌd̪ja.β̞lo koˈxwe.lo]
- Syllabification: dia‧blo co‧jue‧lo
Noun
diablo cojuelo m (plural diablos cojuelos)
- a personification of the devil in Spanish mythology, said to be naughty, rather than plain evil
- (figurative) little devil (naughty person)
Further reading
- “diablo cojuelo”, 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