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diabolo

Syllabification: (di·ab·o·lo)
Pronunciation: /dēˈabəˌlō/

Definition of diabolo

noun (plural diabolos)

  • a game in which a two-headed top is thrown up and caught with a string stretched between two sticks.
  • the wooden top used in the game of diabolo.

Origin:

early 20th century: from Italian, from ecclesiastical Latin diabolus 'devil'; the game was formerly called devil on two sticks

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