Word
diablo
Phoneticsdi·a·blo
/ˌdaɪˈæbɫoʊ/
Definition
adj. describing a dish that is cooked with very spicy ingredients, like hot peppers or strong mustard.
adj. prepared with hot spices or a piquant sauce, often featuring mustard or chili peppers. Typically used as a postpositive modifier in culinary contexts.
Examples
“The chef prepared a spicy shrimp diablo for the special.”
“We ordered the chicken diablo, which came smothered in a dark, fiery sauce that lived up to its name.”
“The traditional preparation of eggs diablo involves devilling the yolks with a heavy hand of cayenne and dry mustard to achieve a sharp, lingering heat.”
Examples
simple
“The chef prepared a spicy shrimp diablo for the special.”
contextual
“We ordered the chicken diablo, which came smothered in a dark, fiery sauce that lived up to its name.”
complex
“The traditional preparation of eggs diablo involves devilling the yolks with a heavy hand of cayenne and dry mustard to achieve a sharp, lingering heat.”
Usage
In culinary contexts, often follows the noun it modifies (e.g., 'shrimp diablo').
Etymology
From Spanish diablo (“devil”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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