Definition
A juggling prop consisting of two cups connected by an axle, spun and tossed using two hand-held sticks connected by a string.
Etymology
From Spanish diábolo, from Latin diabolus (the devil), possibly named because of the difficulty or 'devilish' nature of mastering the trick, or the spinning motion resembling devilish antics.
Kelly Says
The diabolo was invented in China and spread to Europe through Spanish traders—it's fascinating how the Latin word for 'devil' ended up describing a circus prop because something hard to master seemed 'devilishly' tricky!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
diable
dee-ah-bleh
ARالعربية
شيطان
shay-taan
BNবাংলা
দিয়াবলো
dee-ah-boh-loh
CACatalà
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
CSČeština
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
DADansk
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
DEDeutsch
Diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
ELΕλληνικά
διάβολος
dee-ah-voh-los
ESEspañol
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
FISuomi
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
FRFrançais
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
GUGU
દિયેબોલો
dee-eh-boh-loh
HUMagyar
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
diabo
dee-ah-boh
IGIG
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
ITItaliano
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
MSBahasa Melayu
diabo
dee-ah-boh
NLNederlands
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
NONorsk
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
PLPolski
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
PTPortuguês
diabo
dee-ah-boh
RORomână
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
RUРусский
диабло
dee-ah-blo
SVSvenska
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
SWKiswahili
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
TAதமிழ்
சத்தான
sa-tha-ana
TEతెలుగు
శాతానుడు
sha-ta-anu-du
TLTL
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
TRTürkçe
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
UKУкраїнська
диявол
dee-ah-vol
VITiếng Việt
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
YOYO
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh
ZUZU
diabolo
dee-ah-boh-loh