diablillo

Spanish

Etymology

From diablo +‎ -illo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /djaˈbliʝo/ [d̪jaˈβ̞li.ʝo] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /djaˈbliʎo/ [d̪jaˈβ̞li.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /djaˈbliʃo/ [d̪jaˈβ̞li.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /djaˈbliʒo/ [d̪jaˈβ̞li.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: dia‧bli‧llo

Noun

diablillo m (plural diablillos, feminine diablilla, feminine plural diablillas)

diminutive of diablo
Synonym: diablito

Further reading

“diablillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025