duende
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du·en·de
(dū-ĕn'dā') 
n.
The ability to attract others through personal magnetism and charm.
n.
The ability to attract others through personal magnetism and charm.
[Spanish dialectal, charm, from Spanish, ghost, from Old Spanish, owner, proprietor, from duen de (casa), lord of (a house) : duen, lord (from Latin dominus) + de, of (from Latin dē; see de-).]
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duende
[Sp.] /dw'ende/ a) a ghost, an evil spirit b) (transf.) inspiration, magic, fire
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Duende
Duende may refer to: another name for an elf
- Duende (mythology), a fairy- or goblin-like creature in Spanish and Latin American mythology
- Duende (art), a difficult-to-define (in English) phrase in the Spanish arts that connotes emotion and authenticity
- Duende – A Journey in Search of Flamenco, a novel by Jason Webster
- Duende, the daemon program for MaraDNS
- Duende, a collection of poetry by Tracy K. Smith
- Duende, the German trance DJs, Gregory Engelhardt, Thorsten Wittig, and Antonio Moreno
- Duende, a self-organized, independent artists cooperative based in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- "Duende", a song by Canadian group Delerium from album Karma
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