This is the 6908th most frequent Spanish word.
dibu
"Dibu" is a colloquial, short form for "dibujo," meaning "drawing" in English.
Here, 'Dibu' is used as a nickname for a person, highlighting its use as a proper noun.
El apodo de Emiliano Martínez, el portero argentino, es 'El Dibu'.
The nickname of Emiliano Martínez, the Argentine goalkeeper, is 'El Dibu'.
In this sentence, the root 'dibuj-' connects to drawing, but 'dibujo' is not abbreviated as just 'Dibu'.
Mi hermano dibujó un dibujo increíble de un paisaje.
My brother drew an incredible drawing of a landscape.
The sentence addresses the metadiscussion of 'dibu' as a colloquial abbreviation, showing its usage informally.