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diable.

devil

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/djabl//djɑbl//dʒɔb/Louisiana, also/dʒawb/Louisiana, also
  1. devil

    masculine
  2. rogue, (old) devil

    colloquial · masculine
  3. hand truck

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French diable, from Old French diable, deable, a semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

name/djabl//djɑbl//dʒɔb/Louisiana, also/dʒawb/Louisiana, also
  1. the Devil

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French diable, from Old French diable, deable, a semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

intj/djabl//djɑbl//dʒɔb/Louisiana, also/dʒawb/Louisiana, also
  1. dash it!, deuce!

    dated
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French diable, from Old French diable, deable, a semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

adv/djabl//djɑbl//dʒɔb/Louisiana, also/dʒawb/Louisiana, also
  1. the hell, on earth, intensifies interrogatives

    colloquial
    pourquoi diable
    comment diable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French diable, from Old French diable, deable, a semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).

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