diablos
/ˈdjablos/ · A2 · adv
the hell
😈 diablos = devils; Spanish swears by devils where English says the hell
Plural of diablo (devil), from Greek diabolos, slanderer, the same root as English diabolical. Used as an intensifier after question words: ¿Qué diablos...? = What the hell...? Alone, ¡Diablos! = Damn it!