diaño

From Old Portuguese diabo, earlier diaboo, displacing the collateral forms diabre, diabro and diablo, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin diabolus (“devil”) (probably borrowed as a semi-learned term), itself from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “slanderer”).

• IPA^(key): /di.ˈa.ɲo̝/

diaño m (plural diaños)

1. (religion, fiction) devil; demon; fiend (creature from Hell)
2. (colloquial, with definite article) used to emphasise the extent of an action, usually one of a negative nature

diaño m (plural diaños)

1. an evil or perverse person
2. a mischievous person

• (demon): demo
• (evil person): demo

diaños!

1. damn! (expresses anger, irritation or disappointment)

• (euphemistic) merda