duende

du·en·de

(dū-ĕn'dā') pronunciation

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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[Sp.] /dw'ende/ a) a ghost, an evil spirit b) (transf.) inspiration, magic, fire

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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 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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