duende
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
Definition of duende
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A small, mischievous humanoid creature in Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese), Latin American, and Philippine folklore/mythology; an imp.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:duende.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A small, mischievous humanoid creature in Iberian (Spanish/Portuguese), Latin American, and Philippine folklore/mythology; an imp.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:duende.”
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(countable, uncountable)Heightened inspiration or passion, especially in flamenco.
“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.”
- (countable, uncountable)Personal charm.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish duende and (especially in reference to Portuguese or Brazilian folklore) Portuguese duende. Doublet of duwende.
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