Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kabouter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kabouter
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (“gnome”).

Inflected Forms

kabouters (plural)

Questions

What does kabouter mean?: 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.
Where does kabouter come from?: Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (“gnome”).

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