diablotin
English
Noun
diablotin (plural diablotins)
- The black-capped petrel, Pterodroma hasitata, of Caribbean waters.
French
Etymology
From diable (“devil”) + -ot + -in.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dja.blɔ.tɛ̃/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Noun
diablotin m (plural diablotins)
- small devil, imp
- lively, impish child
- a certain type of sail
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading
- “diablotin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.