demonio

/deˈmonjo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
demonios

Meaning

  1. demon

    • Dicen que era un demonio.

      They say it was a demon.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

diablo

Worth distinguishing: diablo (devil) often refers to THE Devil specifically; demonio (demon) is more general.

Similar in other languages

French

démon

démon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "demon."

Portuguese

demônio

demônio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "demon."

Practice

1 What does demonio mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dicen que era un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches demonio?

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