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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish duende and (especially in reference to Portuguese or Brazilian folklore) Portuguese duende. Doublet of duwende.

Noun

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duende (countable and uncountable, plural duendes)

  1. A small, mischievous humanoid creature in Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese), Latin American, and Philippine folklore/mythology; an imp.
  2. (art) Heightened inspiration or passion, especially in flamenco.
    • 1998, Federico García Lorca, Norman Thomas Di Giovanni, In Search of Duende[1], New Directions, →ISBN, page VIII, →ISBN:
      The duende is a momentary burst of inspiration, the blush of all that is truly alive, all that the performer is creating at a certain moment.
  3. Personal charm. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Verb

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duende

  1. present participle of due

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish duende, from Old Spanish duen de casa (house master).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /duˈẽ.d͡ʒi/ [dʊˈẽ.d͡ʒi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈdwẽ.d͡ʒi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /duˈẽ.de/ [dʊˈẽ.de], (faster pronunciation) /ˈdwẽ.de/

  • Hyphenation: du‧en‧de

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duende m (plural duendes)

  1. (Iberian folklore) a small humanoid creature who invades homes at night to carry out mischief and scare the residents
  2. (by extension, fiction) any small fictional humanoid, especially a mischievous or evil one

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  • This term is commonly used in fiction to translate the name of various creatures such as imps, gnomes and goblins.

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Spanish

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un duende

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish duen de casa (master of the house). Compare Sicilian donni di casa. See more at dueño.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdwende/ [ˈd̪wẽn̪.d̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ende
  • Syllabification: duen‧de

Noun

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duende m (plural duendes)

  1. (Iberian folklore) a small humanoid creature who invades homes at night to carry out mischief and scare the residents
    • (Can we date this quote?), Raquel Cachafeiro Gil, El Duende de la Navidad, →ISBN, page 4:
      El duende de la Navidad vive en las ramas del manzano, pasa el tiempo subiendo y bajando, atareado con unir la luz del sol a la tierra y otras tareas similares. Cada año, en el invierno, se asoma a las ramas y mira a las estrellas y ve caer la []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (by extension, fiction) goblin, leprechaun, pixie, elf, imp, brownie, gremlin, hobgoblin
    Synonyms: elfo, hada, gnomo
  3. (by extension) charisma (the power to attract through personal magnetism and charm)
    Synonym: carisma
  4. (by extension) charm, magic
    Synonyms: encanto, embrujo, magia

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