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"Goblin" is a noun which is often translated as "el duende", and "fairy" is a noun which is often translated as "el hada". Learn more about the difference between "goblin" and "fairy" below.
goblin()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el duende
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The mischievous goblin hid the keys in the forest.El duende travieso escondió las llaves en el bosque.
b. el trasgo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The goblin tricked the princess.El trasgo engañó a la princesa.
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fairy()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el hada
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
When I was very young, I thought fireflies were fairies.Cuando era muy joven, pensé que las luciérnagas eran hadas.
2.
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
(extremely offensive)
(homosexual man)
a. el marica
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
(extremely offensive)
b. el maricón
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
(extremely offensive)
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