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kabouter

kabouter noun: 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.

Noun

kabouter (plural kabouters)

  1. (Dutch) 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.

Forms of kabouter

pluralkabouters

Origin of kabouter

Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (“gnome”).

Questions about kabouter

What does kabouter mean?
Kabouter means 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.
What part of speech is kabouter?
Kabouter is a noun.
What is the plural of kabouter?
The plural of kabouter is kabouters.

Words near kabouter in the dictionary

  1. kabosy
  2. Kabotie
  3. kabouri
  4. kabouris
  5. kabourophobia
  6. kabouter
  7. kabouters
  8. Kabra
  9. Kabrina
  10. kabs
  11. kabsa

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