"kabouter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kabouters [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (“gnome”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|nl:kabouter<t:gnome>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "gnome", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Dutch", "term" : "kabouter", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "nl" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "kabouter", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="kabouter"> Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (“gnome”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} kabouter (plural kabouters)
  1. (Dutch folklore) 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. Tags: Dutch

Inflected forms

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