duende

/ˈdwende/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
duendes

Meaning

  1. elf

    • Cuentan que un duende vivía allí.

      They say an elf lived there.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

elfe

elfe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "elf."

Portuguese

elfo

elfo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "elf."

Practice

1 What does duende mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cuentan que un ___ vivía allí.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches duende?

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