kabouter

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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.

OriginDutch kabouter →
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Meanings

nounkabouter (plural kabouters)

plural kabouters

  1. DutchartsA 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.

Origin

  1. Dutchkabouter
  2. Dutchkabouter
  3. Englishkabouter

Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (“gnome”).

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APA

kabouter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabouter

MLA

“kabouter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabouter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kabouter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabouter.

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