duwende

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog duwende, from Spanish duende (“goblin, elf”). Doublet of duende.

Noun

duwende (plural duwendes)

  1. A kind of dwarf or goblin in Filipino folklore.

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish duende, from Old Spanish duen de casa or dueño de la casa (“master of the house”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: du‧wen‧de

Noun

duwende

  1. a small humanoid creature who invades homes at night to carry out mischief and scare the residents; a duende
  2. (by extension) an elf
  3. (by extension) a gnome
  4. (by extension) a dwarf
  5. (offensive) a dwarf; a little person
  6. a spy

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish duende.

Noun

duwende

  1. (folklore) duende
  2. (folklore, by extension) goblin
  3. (folklore, by extension) dwarf

Descendants
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