dewende

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish duende, from Old Spanish duen de casa or dueño de la casa (“master of the house”),

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: de‧wen‧de

Noun

dewende

  1. a small humanoid creature who invades homes at night to carry out mischief and scare the residents; a duende
  2. (by extension) an elf
  3. (by extension) a gnome
  4. (by extension) a dwarf
  5. (offensive) a dwarf; a little person
  6. a spy
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