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In Spanish, duende originated as a contraction of the phrase dueñ(o) de casa, effectively "master of the house", or alternatively, derived from some similar mythical being of the Visigoth or Swabian culture given its comparable looks with the “Tomte” of the Swedish language conceptualized as a mischievous spirit inhabiting a dwelling.
A wooden house in Tartu, Estonia. This is a list of house types.Houses can be built in a large variety of configurations. A basic division is between free-standing or single-family detached homes and various types of attached or multi-family residential dwellings.
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[6] Temo believes that duendes are real and connected to the devil, similar to centuries old Spanish beliefs, and that people who practice Satanic rituals are more likely to see duendes. When angered, Chaneques can be disruptive and physically hurt humans. In one example, the Chaneque threw a fistful of hay into the mouth of a prisoner. [7]
Bohío, Caribbean dwelling with palm thatched roof once commonly found in Puerto Rico, Cuba and Hispaniola. Chickee, the Creek/Seminole word to describe an open dwelling with a palm thatched roof frequently constructed by Florida's Native Americans. Manila Galleons, Spanish Colonial Mexico and Spanish East Indies trade/cultural exchange route.
The Italian term trullo (from the Greek word τρούλος, cupola) refers to a house whose internal space is covered by a dry stone corbelled or keystone vault. Trullo is an Italianized form of the dialectal term, truddu, used in a specific area of the Salentine peninsula (i.e. Lizzaio, Maruggio, and Avetrana, in other words, outside the Murgia dei Trulli proper), where it is the name of the ...
A Mapuche ruka in 1930. A ruka or ruca is a traditional Mapuche house type. Rukas were originally round with a conical roof.Rucas are typically built communally. Rukas traditionally lack windows and are made up a single open space in the interior. [1]
The nguruvilu originates from the ethnic religion of the Mapuche.It is a river-dwelling creature and looks much like a strange fox, with a long body, similar to a snake, and a long tail with fingernails that it uses like a claw; but it is a water-being.