diablo

/ˈdjablo/ · A2 · noun · m

satan

diablo — satan

😈 diablo = diabolical minus the -ical: the devil himself

From Greek diabolos (slanderer), the same root as English diabolical and devil. In some regions diablo also names a crowbar, the devilishly strong bar that pries nails and boards loose.

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