diablotinn.

Brit.

/dɪˈablə(ʊ)tɪn/,

/djabləʊˈtã/, U.S.

/diˈæblətᵻn/,

/ˌdjæbloʊˈtæ̃/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French diablotin.

Etymology: < French diablotin little devil (1544 in Middle French), black-capped petrel (1722 or earlier; for the semantic motivation see quot. 1791 at sense 2a), small sweet delicacy (1751), guacharo (1838 or earlier) < diablot little devil (1350 in Middle French as dyavlos ; < diable devil (see devil n.) + -ot -ot suffix) + -in -ine suffix⁴.With sense 2a, compare the following earlier instance of the French noun in an English context:1755 A. Berthelson tr. E. Pontoppidan Nat. Hist. Norway ii. iii. 87 It [sc. the Lund (lunda n.¹, i.e. the puffin)] is, without doubt, the same Bird that Pere Labat describes..calling it Diable or Diablotin.Compare also earlier devil's bird n. 1.

1. Frequently in plural. A small item of food prepared as a treat or delicacy; a dainty; esp. (in early use) a type of chocolate confection.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > delicacy or titbit

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1770 Lady A. Miller Let. 16 Nov. (1777) I. 259 Judge of my disappointment, when, upon opening it, the expected dentales were converted into Diablotins (chocolate-drops). He told me without the least feeling, that these were much wholesomer for me.

1820 F. J. Didier Let. 5 Jan. (1821) lxx. 296 Every person buys his sugar plumbs, and diablotins, and sends them to his female acquaintance.

1830 R. Dolby Cook's Dict. 216/1 Diablotins.—Pound some chocolate, with a little olive oil, into a stiff paste [etc.].

1834 J. Porter Carême's Royal Parisian Pastrycook 333 (heading) Little Diablotins of Blanc Manger, with Avelines.

1891 Newcastle Weekly Courant 21 Mar. 6/7 To M. Sayer we are also indebted for Cheese Diablotins.

1944 A. L. Simon Conc. Encycl. Gastron. VI. ii. 118/1 Diablotins are served separately with this soup.

1991 Times 9 Nov. (Weekend section) 8/2 Hot savoury toasts are very good when made with Roquefort... These are called diablotins, and the authentic Occitan version uses rendered goose or duck fat.

1992 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 31 Oct. e4 A ‘diablotin’ of mushrooms with melted Brie ($ 5.95).

2011 Wish Mag. (Austral.) 2 Sept. 102 The ravioli and diablotins of Burgundy snails flavoured with parsley and garlic, served in a lemongrass-scented chicken bouillon, hit the spot.

a. The black-capped petrel, Pterodroma hasitata, native to islands in the Caribbean and now endangered.

ΚΠ

1791 T. Atwood Hist. Island Dominica ii. 30 The diablotin, so called by the French, from its uncommonly ugly appearance, is nearly the size of a duck, and is web-footed.

1891 Ibis 3 131 The Capped Petrel or Diablotin (Œstrelata hæsitata) formerly bred on the tops of the mountains of Dominica.

1924 Glasgow Herald 28 Oct. 3 The diablotin bird, one of the petrel family, now believed to be extinct.

2010 D. T. Parkin & A. G. Knox Status of Birds Brit. & Ireland 81 Black-capped Petrel, more evocatively called ‘Diablotin’ from its devilish nocturnal call, is much reduced in distribution.

b. Trinidad. The guacharo or oilbird, Steatornis caripensis.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > steatornis caripensis (oil-bird)

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1823 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds VII. 366 They [sc. Trinidad Goatsuckers] were served up without the heads or feet, under the name of Dumpy Ducks, or Diablotins.

1858 L. A. A. de Verteuil Trinidad iii. 121 The following are occasionally served on our tables, viz.: Longue-queue (Tyrannus Savanna)..; also a Goat-sucker (Caprimulgus Caripensis)—Guacharo or Diablotin. Of the latter, the young only are acceptable.

1961 G. A. C. Herklots Birds of Trinidad & Tobago 131 Guachero or Oilbird or Diablotin.

2008 J. Kenny Biol. Diversity Trinidad & Tobago vi. 47 Many local birds have local names... The oilbird, for example, is known as a diablotin, which is French, or guacharo, which is Spanish.

3. A little devil; an imp. Chiefly figurative with reference to a person. Now rare.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > little

dabletc1380

deviling1579

devilkin1656

po1678

diablotin1812

devileta1845

demonette1854

1812 W. Scott Let. 1 Jan. (1932) III. 49 A whole hive of these little diablotins.

1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 746 The mischievous diablotin who had cut so principal a figure among his tormentors.

1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags II. i. 25 And yet they are such diablotins to fight and eat steel.

1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) xi. 225 He has ways of knowing, that diablotin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diablotin
释义	diablotinn. Brit. /dɪˈablə(ʊ)tɪn/, /djabləʊˈtã/, U.S. /diˈæblətᵻn/, /ˌdjæbloʊˈtæ̃/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French diablotin. Etymology: < French diablotin little devil (1544 in Middle French), black-capped petrel (1722 or earlier; for the semantic motivation see quot. 1791 at sense 2a), small sweet delicacy (1751), guacharo (1838 or earlier) < diablot little devil (1350 in Middle French as dyavlos ; < diable devil (see devil n.) + -ot -ot suffix) + -in -ine suffix⁴.With sense 2a, compare the following earlier instance of the French noun in an English context:1755 A. Berthelson tr. E. Pontoppidan Nat. Hist. Norway ii. iii. 87 It [sc. the Lund (lunda n.¹, i.e. the puffin)] is, without doubt, the same Bird that Pere Labat describes..calling it Diable or Diablotin.Compare also earlier devil's bird n. 1. 1. Frequently in plural. A small item of food prepared as a treat or delicacy; a dainty; esp. (in early use) a type of chocolate confection. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > delicacy or titbit daintethc1290 daintyc1300 morselc1390 confection1393 delicec1405 delicacya1425 delicatea1475 friandise1484 deliciositiesa1500 daintive1526 junket1538 knack1548 daintrel1575 cate1578 pulpament1600 gaudy1622 regalo1622 daint1633 titbita1641 scitament1656 regale1673 knick-knack1682 nicety1704 bonne bouche1721 diablotin1770 sunket1788 regalement1795 confiture1802 bon-bon1821 sock1825 delicatessen1853 good things1861 tiddlywinks1893 1770 Lady A. Miller Let. 16 Nov. (1777) I. 259 Judge of my disappointment, when, upon opening it, the expected dentales were converted into Diablotins (chocolate-drops). He told me without the least feeling, that these were much wholesomer for me. 1820 F. J. Didier Let. 5 Jan. (1821) lxx. 296 Every person buys his sugar plumbs, and diablotins, and sends them to his female acquaintance. 1830 R. Dolby Cook's Dict. 216/1 Diablotins.—Pound some chocolate, with a little olive oil, into a stiff paste [etc.]. 1834 J. Porter Carême's Royal Parisian Pastrycook 333 (heading) Little Diablotins of Blanc Manger, with Avelines. 1891 Newcastle Weekly Courant 21 Mar. 6/7 To M. Sayer we are also indebted for Cheese Diablotins. 1944 A. L. Simon Conc. Encycl. Gastron. VI. ii. 118/1 Diablotins are served separately with this soup. 1991 Times 9 Nov. (Weekend section) 8/2 Hot savoury toasts are very good when made with Roquefort... These are called diablotins, and the authentic Occitan version uses rendered goose or duck fat. 1992 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 31 Oct. e4 A ‘diablotin’ of mushrooms with melted Brie ($ 5.95). 2011 Wish Mag. (Austral.) 2 Sept. 102 The ravioli and diablotins of Burgundy snails flavoured with parsley and garlic, served in a lemongrass-scented chicken bouillon, hit the spot. 2. a. The black-capped petrel, Pterodroma hasitata, native to islands in the Caribbean and now endangered. ΚΠ 1791 T. Atwood Hist. Island Dominica ii. 30 The diablotin, so called by the French, from its uncommonly ugly appearance, is nearly the size of a duck, and is web-footed. 1891 Ibis 3 131 The Capped Petrel or Diablotin (Œstrelata hæsitata) formerly bred on the tops of the mountains of Dominica. 1924 Glasgow Herald 28 Oct. 3 The diablotin bird, one of the petrel family, now believed to be extinct. 2010 D. T. Parkin & A. G. Knox Status of Birds Brit. & Ireland 81 Black-capped Petrel, more evocatively called ‘Diablotin’ from its devilish nocturnal call, is much reduced in distribution. b. Trinidad. The guacharo or oilbird, Steatornis caripensis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Caprimulgiformes (nightjars, etc.) > [noun] > steatornis caripensis (oil-bird) steatornis1818 diablotin1823 guacharo1830 oilbird1859 1823 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds VII. 366 They [sc. Trinidad Goatsuckers] were served up without the heads or feet, under the name of Dumpy Ducks, or Diablotins. 1858 L. A. A. de Verteuil Trinidad iii. 121 The following are occasionally served on our tables, viz.: Longue-queue (Tyrannus Savanna)..; also a Goat-sucker (Caprimulgus Caripensis)—Guacharo or Diablotin. Of the latter, the young only are acceptable. 1961 G. A. C. Herklots Birds of Trinidad & Tobago 131 Guachero or Oilbird or Diablotin. 2008 J. Kenny Biol. Diversity Trinidad & Tobago vi. 47 Many local birds have local names... The oilbird, for example, is known as a diablotin, which is French, or guacharo, which is Spanish. 3. A little devil; an imp. Chiefly figurative with reference to a person. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > little dabletc1380 deviling1579 devilkin1656 po1678 diablotin1812 devileta1845 demonette1854 1812 W. Scott Let. 1 Jan. (1932) III. 49 A whole hive of these little diablotins. 1828 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 24 746 The mischievous diablotin who had cut so principal a figure among his tormentors. 1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags II. i. 25 And yet they are such diablotins to fight and eat steel. 1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) xi. 225 He has ways of knowing, that diablotin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1770
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