Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish duende, from Old Spanish duen de casa or dueño de la casa (“master of the house”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dawende
- a small humanoid creature who invades homes at night to carry out mischief and scare the residents; a duende
- (by extension) an elf
- (by extension) a gnome
- (by extension) a dwarf
- (offensive) a dwarf; a little person
- a spy