"duende" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdwende/, [ˈd̪wẽn̪.d̪e] Forms: duendes [plural]
Rhymes: -ende Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish duen de casa (“master of the house”). Compare Sicilian donni di casa. See more at dueño. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|duen de casa||master of the house|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish duen de casa (“master of the house”), {{inh+|es|osp|duen de casa||master of the house}} Inherited from Old Spanish duen de casa (“master of the house”), {{cog|scn|donni di casa}} Sicilian donni di casa, {{m|es|dueño}} dueño Head templates: {{es-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
    Sense id: en-duende-es-noun-~nRnynQ0 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 46 36 5 13 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
  2. (by extension, fiction) goblin, leprechaun, pixie, elf, imp, brownie, gremlin, hobgoblin Tags: broadly, masculine Categories (topical): Fiction, Mythological creatures Synonyms: elfo, hada, gnomo
    Sense id: en-duende-es-noun-hYAfKRuX Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 34 59 2 4 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
  3. (by extension) charisma (the power to attract through personal magnetism and charm) Tags: broadly, masculine Synonyms: carisma
    Sense id: en-duende-es-noun-Fa3aDP2u
  4. (by extension) charm, magic Tags: broadly, masculine Synonyms: encanto, embrujo, magia
    Sense id: en-duende-es-noun-r4hVwk3h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: duendecillo Related terms: trasgo

Inflected forms

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          "brownie"
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        {
          "word": "hada"
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        {
          "word": "gnomo"
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      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "masculine"
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        "fiction",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing"
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        "(by extension) charisma (the power to attract through personal magnetism and charm)"
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        "broadly",
        "masculine"
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        },
        {
          "word": "magia"
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      "text": "→ Russian: дуэ́нде (duénde)"
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          "fiction",
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          "goblin",
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          "leprechaun",
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          "pixie",
          "pixie"
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          "elf",
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          "imp",
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          "brownie",
          "brownie"
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          "gremlin",
          "gremlin"
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          "hobgoblin",
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        {
          "word": "hada"
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        {
          "word": "gnomo"
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        "fiction",
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        "(by extension) charisma (the power to attract through personal magnetism and charm)"
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        "broadly",
        "masculine"
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          "magic"
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        {
          "word": "encanto"
        },
        {
          "word": "embrujo"
        },
        {
          "word": "magia"
        }
      ],
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        "broadly",
        "masculine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdwende/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̪wẽn̪.d̪e]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ende"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:duende",
    "es:duende"
  ],
  "word": "duende"
}

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