Words similar to duquende
Example sentences for: duquende
How can you use “duquende” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
The connotation of gifted artistic performance, however, might stem from the gypsy culture in Andalusia whose dialect, caló , has words like duquende (possibly from the Russian dook ) meaning `spirit or ghost,' and duquendio , meaning `maestro.
' One scholar, Allen Josephs of the University of West Florida, surmised that “from duquendio or duquende to duende is a short step, especially in Andalusia, where gypsy mastery would be precisely flamenco mastery.”