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garden gnome

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lawn gnome

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: nan de jardí — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Cornish: korrik lowarth — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Czech: zahradní trpaslík — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Danish: havenisse — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Dutch: tuinkabouter — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Esperanto: ĝardenkoboldo — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Finnish: puutarhatonttu — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • French: nain de jardin — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • German: Gartenzwerg — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Hungarian: kerti törpe — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Irish: abhaicín gairdín — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Italian: nano da giardino — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Japanese: 庭小人 (niwa kohito) — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hagenisse — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hagenisse — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Polish: krasnal ogrodowy — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Portuguese: gnomo de jardim — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Portuguese: anão de jardim — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Russian: садовый гном (sadovyj gnom) — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Spanish: enano de jardín — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Swedish: trädgårdstomte — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Turkish: bahçe cücesi — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Ukrainian: садовий гном (sadovyj hnom) — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament
  • Vietnamese: thần lùn giữ vườn — a small statue of a gnome used as a garden ornament