diablo cojuelo

Spanish

Noun

diablo cojuelo m (plural diablos cojuelos)

1. a personification of the devil in Spanish mythology, said to be naughty, rather than plain evil
2. (figurative) little devil (naughty person)

Further reading

• “diablo cojuelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10