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noun, masculine

gobelin

/ɡɔ.blɛ̃/

noun, masculine/ɡɔ.blɛ̃/plural: gobelins

a gnome, such as the evil goblin

Synonyms: farfadet, lutin

Borrowed from Old Northern French gobelin (compare Norman goubelin, Walloon gobelin), possibly a blend of Old Dutch *kobeholdo (“goblin”) (compare Dutch kabouter, German Kobold) and Late Latin cobalus (“mountain sprite”), from Ancient Greek κόβαλος (kóbalos, “rogue, knave; goblin”).