Etymology

duwende

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Today it means: A kind of dwarf or goblin in Filipino folklore. Full definition →

Tagalog duwende ← Spanish duende
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The story

  1. Spanish · derived fromduende“goblin, elf”
  2. Tagalog · borrowed fromduwende
  3. English todayduwende

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

Words from the same roots

Spanishduende all →

duende

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