The word "diablo"

[Primetime2131]

I know that diablo is used as in hell! or yea right! but is the word "diablo" also used to describe people with dark skin?

when i was there a young lady playfully said she was an angel and i was a diablo so i was confused...?

 

[Vacara]

I know that diablo is used as in hell! or yea right! but is the word "diablo" also used to describe people with dark skin?

when i was there a young lady playfully said she was an angel and i was a diablo so i was confused...?

A young lady, angel looking, a young guy, described as "el diablo"..................uhmmmm, that does not look good!!.

 

[? bient?t]

I know that diablo is used as in hell! or yea right! but is the word "diablo" also used to describe people with dark skin?

when i was there a young lady playfully said she was an angel and i was a diablo so i was confused...?

It could be a good thing: an angel in your devilish arms.

You may bring out the devil in her, like in a 70's song:

The angel in your arms this morning
It's gonna be the devil in someone else's arms tonight

 

[Primetime2131]

A young lady, angel looking, a young guy, described as "el diablo"..................uhmmmm, that does not look good!!.

LOL yea i took real offense at first but then realized she teased ppl alot...but my main question is does the word itself have anything to do with dark brown skin?

 

[onesweetone]

el diablo

I think it means devil and has nothing to do with your skin tone....unless you are a red devil...lol...or a Duke Blue Devil...hahaha

 

[Chip]

Dark skin tone here is described as "moreno"(normal), "prieto"(somewhat derogatory) and "negro"(typically for foreigners like blacks from the US).

 

[Primetime2131]

Dark skin tone here is described as "moreno"(normal), "prieto"(somewhat derogatory) and "negro"(typically for foreigners like blacks from the US).

thanks man. u just answered all my questions. While i was there i was confused to be Dominican 1,000 times because of my face and hair but also referred to as both "moreno" and "negro" I took offense to the "negro" cuz I didnt know if it was deragatory.

 

[bienamor]

thanks man. u just answered all my questions. While i was there i was confused to be Dominican 1,000 times because of my face and hair but also referred to as both "moreno" and "negro" I took offense to the "negro" cuz I didnt know if it was deragatory.

mothers refer to their sons as mi negro. not the context in the USA, but does have to do with skin tone. spanish=black=negro. its a color

 

[Adrian Bye]

LOL yea i took real offense at first but then realized she teased ppl alot...but my main question is does the word itself have anything to do with dark brown skin?

no, not at all.

 

[Kyle]

i've also noticed as opposed to people saying "Mi Dios" they will sometimes say "Diablo" in cultures outside of the DR. for example, Diablo means bad people in Mexico.

 

[bob saunders]

Diablo is common slang in Latin American country. my stepson and his friends use it, sort of slightly more polite form of Holy F''k. If she said it with a smile she just meant you were being a bad boy, flirtingly. I know several Dominicans whose first name is Negro. Negro is the color black in Spanish and is usually used to decribe something black and is not an insult.

 

[jrhartley]

not sure why you were offended if you didnt know the meaning lol- most words can be offensive in the right tone lol .

you're really beautiful (I dont think)

 

[Goll]

Que Diablo!

While getting an LG touchphone unblocked at a Viva store three months ago the young man behind the counter offered to buy it from me. I explained that I was going to give it as present to an 'amiga'.
"Que Diablo!" he said, and it seemed to be a compliment. He assumed that I was going to gain privileges with the lady in question in return for a cool present. I know that there is another word for such a gift...

 

[Chip]

mothers refer to their sons as mi negro. not the context in the USA, but does have to do with skin tone. spanish=black=negro. its a color

Negra/o when used as term of endearment has nothing to do with color. Mothers will typically use this term with one of their children.

 

[Primetime2131]

all makes sense now..

 

[bienamor]

but

Negra/o when used as term of endearment has nothing to do with color. Mothers will typically use this term with one of their children.

you will not hear a mother use this term of endearment with her indo/a only for the darker ones.

But as bob says its not used here the same as the US. and negro is black in spanish.

 

[Chip]

you will not hear a mother use this term of endearment with her indo/a only for the darker ones.

This is not correct from what I have seen, in fact my wife calls my daughter negra and she is india clara.

 

[Chip]

See our "negra" on the right below:

 

[Norma Rosa]

I know that diablo is used as in hell! or yea right! but is the word "diablo" also used to describe people with dark skin?

UOTE]

No.


Chip, tienes tres bellos claveles.

 

[Chip]

Chip, tienes tres bellos claveles.

Thanks prima!