duwende

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noun

A kind of dwarf or goblin in Filipino folklore.

OriginTagalog duwende ← Spanish duende →
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Meanings

nounduwende (plural duwendes)

plural duwendes

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

Origin

  1. Spanishduende“goblin, elf”
  2. Tagalogduwende
  3. Englishduwende

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

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APA

duwende. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duwende

MLA

“duwende.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duwende. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “duwende,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/duwende.

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