duende
[dwen-de; English doo-en-dey]
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noun, plural duen·des [dwen-des; English doo-en-deyz] /ˈdwɛn dɛs; English duˈɛn deɪz/ for 1. Spanish.
a goblin; demon; spirit.
charm; magnetism.
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"To have a duende" signifies that a person's imagination is disturbed.
This friend is a duende, which will be injurious to us if you let it live here.
Filipino Popular TalesDean S. Fansler
Then he ordered his servants to find the duende and kill it.
Filipino Popular TalesDean S. Fansler
It is the duende, your friend, who is in her abdomen, and no one can persuade it to come out but you.
Filipino Popular TalesDean S. Fansler
After he was given permission to try, he said to the duende, “Who are you?”
Filipino Popular TalesDean S. Fansler
duende
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Word Origin for duende
C20: Spanish, spirit
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