🇬🇧🇪🇸 pixie - duendecito : English Lesson

Meaning of "pixie" ("duendecito"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A pixie is a tiny magical person from stories, usually with pointy ears and sometimes wings, who loves to zoom around, play silly tricks, and sprinkle a little bit of fun and magic wherever they go.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

A sneaky pixie hid my homework in the fridge and then blamed the dog.

When the teacher turned around, a giggling pixie erased the math problem and drew a banana instead.

I caught a pixie trying to ride my pet goldfish like a water pony.

The pixie in our kitchen keeps turning all the cookies into broccoli just to hear us scream.

Some stories say pixies come from old English and Celtic legends, where people believed tiny prank-loving forest spirits were sneaking around their homes and fields.

A wet cat chased a tiny pixie into the garden. The pixie, with damp wings, hid under a pot and giggled. The pixie untied shoelaces, tied a ribbon, and sprinkled soft light on the cat. The pixie drank warm milk, blinked, and flew away. The child smiled as the pixie waved goodnight.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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