"duende" meaning in Portuguese

See duende in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /duˈẽ.d͡ʒi/ [Brazil], [dʊˈẽ.d͡ʒi] [Brazil], /ˈdwẽ.d͡ʒi/ [Brazil], /duˈẽ.d͡ʒi/ [Brazil], [dʊˈẽ.d͡ʒi] [Brazil], /ˈdwẽ.d͡ʒi/ [Brazil], /duˈẽ.de/ [Southern-Brazil], [dʊˈẽ.de] [Southern-Brazil], /ˈdwẽ.de/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈdwẽ.dɨ/ [Portugal] Forms: duendes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish duende, from Old Spanish duen de casa (“house master”). Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|es|duende}} Spanish duende, {{der|pt|osp|duen de casa||house master}} Old Spanish duen de casa (“house master”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} duende m (plural duendes)
  1. (Iberian folklore) a small humanoid creature who invades homes at night to carry out mischief and scare the residents Tags: Iberian, masculine Categories (topical): Folklore, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-duende-pt-noun-~nRnynQ0 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 45 55 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. (by extension, fiction) any small fictional humanoid, especially a mischievous or evil one Tags: broadly, masculine Categories (topical): Fiction, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-duende-pt-noun-2B9j7z6M Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 45 55 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: trasgo

Inflected forms

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