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)

1. devil; demon

   Synonym: demonyo

Derived terms

• sugo ng diyablo

 

Related terms

• diyablura
• diyaboliko

 

See also

• yawa

 

Interjection

diyablo! (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌᜊ᜔ᜎᜓ)

1. damn!

   Synonyms: damuho, lintik

Further reading

• “diyablo” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “diyablo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018