Polyglot Dictionary

demônio

/deˈmonju/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os demônios

Meaning

  1. demon

    • Diz-se que era um demônio.

      They say it was a demon.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

diabo

Worth distinguishing: diabo often refers to THE devil/Satan specifically; demônio is more general, for any evil spirit.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

demonio

demonio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "demon."

French

démon

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

Practice

1 What does demônio mean?

2 Fill the gap: Diz-se que era um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches demônio?

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