Definitions
Etymologies
- French diable ("devil"), from Old French. (Wiktionary)
- Alteration (influenced by Spanish diablo, devil) of diable. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“A diablo is nothing but a jumper wire installed behind the meter so about half the electricity used by-passes the meter and is stolen.”
“Taty managed to style his way through the heat with a huge shaka diablo and an awesome culo.”
“From Spanish words in the text, such as diablo, it is also likely that it was taken down by a Spanish missionary or a literate Aztec convert from an oral performance only a few decades after the Conquest of Mexico in 1521.”
“I have never had a dish prepared "diablo" style that was in the least bit interesting or complex but I'm open to new ideas.”
“We started with an unusual sounding hamachi sashimi with avocado and cantaloupe good, but even better with the addition of a touch of salt, making me wonder why I don't carry a container of my favorite Maldon sea salt with me for emergencies and the bay scallop "diablo," a voluptuously creamy gratin that the chef apparently learned in New Orleans.”
“I had not seen the "diablo," or at least I don't remember having seen any woman or man who looked like him.”
“Mijares argued that the devil, or "diablo," was a "living person" so that name should also be prohibited.”
“Family games I purchased the game "diablo" a few days before, but when I got the game box, I found the cd key in it is not used!”
“Lieberman, make America's day and quietly vanish. diablo”
“They're famed for their bombas meat-filled mashed-potato balls rolled in breadcrumbs served with a choice of three sauces, graded by spiciness – salsa del diablo being the hottest.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘diablo’.
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wind names
yet another list like this.
abroholos, alizé, amihan, habagat, barguzin wind, bayamo, bergwind, bise, bora, brickfielder, brisa, brisote and 93 more...
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Public List: A Horse is a Horse
Famous TV horses and their riders/owners. I was very into these as a child...
trigger, buttermilk, tornado, phantom, rafter, mr. ed, horse, silver, scout, diablo, loco, fury and 26 more...
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No Hablo Español
Despite seven years of classes and being half-Puerto Rican.
uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce and 198 more...
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winds of the world
local wind names
chinook, foehn, gallego, sirocco, harmattan, fremantle doctor, tramontane, mistral, santa ana, diablo, descuernacabras, dust devil and 119 more...
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imogen's Words
coagitate, cloche, harum-scarum, foxglove, cryptolect, cant, roux, angora, duff, ulysse, schadenfreude, pepperpot and 315 more...
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elvesoncrack's Words
lachrymose, blustering, fjord, chihuahua, chiffon, catalytic, stile, gefilte, prosh, thwart, ralph, ickle and 379 more...
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katiad's Words
exquisite, obnoxious, noxious, extravaganza, whirlwind, whirling, wild, spinster, existential, chaos, zephyr, blasphemy and 310 more...
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kant's Words
mandrágora, doppelganger, sinestesia, baladí, adriático, chanson, correveidile, angster, dèja vu, otredad, grasshopper, republic and 1074 more...
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When I'm Feeling Windy
wiiiiiiiind
sirocco, zephyr, fiat, tramontana, typhoon, cyclone, hurricane, haboob, khamsin, aajej, africo, alm and 125 more...
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The Names of Winds
Self-explanatory, one hopes.
boreas, chinook, diablo, mistral, santa ana, zephyros, williwaw
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Thrown - about tossed - Words
bal-; bol-; -bol; -ble and incau(gh)tious others
ballistic, ballad, symbol, bolide, ballet, problem, ball, parabola, parable, amphibole, boule, diabolical and 184 more...
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Speak of the Devil
Different names for Old Boy, and other demons that might possess us.
vetala, mara, Lilith, dybbuk, incubus, succubus, bogle, boggart, wendigo, Asmodeus, diabolus, Belial and 45 more...
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Spanish Spelling Bee List
i am still copying down lists but i am in the 5th grade and got fourth in the spelling bee out of 26 people, the word i missed was candelabra, well next year i will win because now i know the words
burrito, gazpacho, alligator, chinchilla, pueblo, quesadilla, flamenco, cabana, filibuster, cilantro, mesa, cafeteria and 60 more...
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Words that are also video games
Part of an ongoing series; I couldn't resist.
shinobi, pong, breakout, combat, asteroids, defender, kaboom, thief, abductor, hack, vanguard, blaster and 24 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for diablo.

skipvia Cisco Kid. See A Horse is a Horse Feb 1, 2008