kabouter

Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (“gnome”).

kabouter (plural kabouters)

1. (Dutch mythology) A tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or a smurf.

• break out, breakout, outbrake, outbreak

Related to German Kobold.

• IPA^(key): /ˌkaːˈbɑu̯.tər/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧bou‧ter

kabouter m (plural kabouters, diminutive kaboutertje n)

1. usually benevolent tiny folkloric man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or brownie.

• dwerg
• gnoom

• boskabouter
• Kabouter
• kabouterdorp
• kaboutermuts
• tuinkabouter
• David de Kabouter
• Kabouter Buttplug
• Kabouter Plop