I was in the “d’s.” I don’t remember why. And I found a new word.
duende \doo-en-day\ n [Spanish dialect] (1964): the power to attract through personal magnetism and charm.
What a word! Who knew? How ‘bout that?
I love the dictionary.
A certain excellent humanities teacher at a certain excellent classical school tells her students that to learn new words, they should use them in a sentence. So here it goes: “My friend Rebecca has a special <>duende<> about her.”
