diaño

Galician

Alternative forms

• deño, diallo, dianllo

Etymology

Attested since circa 1536. From Old Galician-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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdjaɲo/ [ˈd̪ja.ɲʊ], /diˈaɲo/ [d̪iˈa.ɲʊ]
• Rhymes: -aɲo

Noun

diaño m (plural diaños)

1. (religion, fiction) devil; demon; fiend (creature from Hell)

   Synonym: demo

2. (colloquial, with definite article) used to emphasise the extent of an action, usually one of a negative nature

Noun

diaño m (plural diaños)

1. an evil or perverse person

   Synonym: demo

2. a mischievous person

   Synonym: demo

Interjection

diaños!

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

Synonyms

• (euphemistic) merda

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “diaboo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “diab”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “diaño”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “diaño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “diaño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN