Duende meant `hobgoblin,' `sprite,' or `ghost' in Spanish for a long time, but it is not known when it acquired its artistic coloration.
( ( ( ( ( Duende ( ( meant ( ( ` ( hobgoblin ( , ( ' ( ` ( sprite ( , ( ' ( or ( ` ( ghost ' ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( in Spanish ) ) ) ( for ( a ( long time ) ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( it ( ( is not ) ( known ( when ( it ( acquired ( its ( artistic coloration ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNP Duende)) (VP (VBD meant) (PP (NP (`` `) (NN hobgoblin) (, ,) ('' ') (`` `) (NN sprite) (, ,) ('' ') (CC or) (`` `) (NN ghost) ('' ')) (IN in) (NP (NNP Spanish))) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN time))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (RB not) (VP (VBN known) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD acquired) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ artistic) (NN coloration)))))))) (. .)))
Duende has had many meanings, but all were similar.
( ( ( ( ( Duende ( has ( had ( many meanings ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( all ( were similar ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNP Duende)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN had) (NP (JJ many) (NNS meanings))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (DT all)) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (JJ similar)))) (. .)))