kabouter

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch kabouter (“gnome”). === Noun === kabouter (plural kabouters) (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. === Anagrams === break out, breakout, outbrake, outbreak == Dutch == === Etymology === Possibly already from Middle Dutch. Equivalent to a compound of koof (from Middle Dutch kove, from Old Dutch *kovo, from Proto-Germanic *kubô (“hut, shed”)) and a less certain second element that might be hou (“friendly, favorable disposition”). Related to German Kobold. For sense 2, compare with English brownie/Brownie (“a junior Girl Scout, a junior Girl Guide”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkaːˈbɑu̯.tər/ Hyphenation: ka‧bou‧ter Rhymes: -ɑu̯tər === Noun === kabouter m (plural kabouters, diminutive kaboutertje n) (fiction, folklore) a (now usually benevolent) tiny folkloric bearded man who traditionally wears a pointy red hat, lives in harmony with nature and resides in mushrooms or trees, similar to a gnome, leprechaun or brownie (scouting) a very young female member of the scout movement ==== Synonyms ==== dwerg gnoom ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Manado Malay: kaboter → Papiamentu: kabouter