noun, masculine/ˈdjablo/plural: diablos
devil; crowbar, wrecking bar, jemmy, jimmy, prybar, pinchbar, nail bar
Synonyms: malo, diablito, pie de cabra, pata de cabra, barreta, palanca
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek διαβάλλω (diabállō) Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos)bor. Ecclesiastical Latin diabolusslbor. Old Spanish diabolo Old Spanish diablo Spanish diablo Inherited from Old Spanish diablo, diabolo (compare Ladino diavlo), a semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin