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]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /diˈablo/ [ˈd̪jab.lo]

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• 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”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “diyablo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.