diabolo
diabolo · diabolos
диаболо
A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string…A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.
/dɪˈæbələʊ/
» Tom has a diabolo.
Meaning
1 sensesA juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.
диа́болоdiábolo
Examples
1 sentencesTom has a diabolo.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
juggling apparatus:
Origin
Borrowed from French diabolo, from older diable (literally “devil”), fancifully altered afBorrowed from French diabolo, from older diable (literally “devil”), fancifully altered after cognate Italian diavolo and/or their common source, Latin diabolus. First attested in the early 20th century.
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Forms
plural: diabolosSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedpolyabolo