Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diablo

/dˌaɪˈæbloʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: di-a-blo
IPA: /dˌaɪˈæbloʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Devil or a devil.

American usage

adj

Synonym of diable (“flavored with hot spices/sauces”).

noun

A sports car made by the Italian manufacturer Lamborghini.

noun

name

A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

Example Sentences

"a diablo pizza"
"a diablo burger"
"[…]a Diablo Wind. A Diablo was responsible for the great Oakland-Berkeley fire of 1991. Earlier in this century Mill Valley in Marin County and Berkeley lost whole neighborhoods to northeaster fires. The winds are short in duration […]"
"[…]a Diablo wind drove flames through the Berkeley Hills and into the campus of the University of California. Some 3,100 acres and 584 houses burned. Ten years later a Diablo-driven fire scorched a thousand acres and five homes. In 1946[…]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish diablo (“devil”). Doublet of diabolo, devil, diable, and diabolus.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

diablos (plural)

Phrases

Mount Diablo

Frequently Paired Words

Diabloer Mount Diablo Diablo

Synonyms

diable

Questions

How do you pronounce diablo?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˌaɪˈæbloʊ/.
What does diablo mean?: The Devil or a devil.
Where does diablo come from?: Borrowed from Spanish diablo (“devil”). Doublet of diabolo, devil, diable, and diabolus.

How to pronounce diablo

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