demonio

demon

noun deh-MOH-nyoh Rare

Origin: Latin daemonium, from Greek daimon (spirit, divinity).

Also means

devil

Usage Note

Demonio refers to a demon or evil spirit; colloquially it describes a wildly energetic or mischievous person, especially a child: quel bambino è un demonio ('that child is a little devil'). The plural is demoni or demoni; the more literary form demonio has plural demoni. Diavolo is the more common everyday word for 'devil'.

Examples

"Il prete parlava del demonio con timore."

Natural Translation

The priest spoke of the demon with fear.

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