dutch
IPA: dˈʌtʃ
Root Word: Dutch
noun
- The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.
- (archaic) German; the main language of the Holy Roman Empire (Germany, Austria, Alsace, Luxembourg).
- A male given name, more often given as a nickname to someone of Dutch or German ancestry than as an official given name
- (collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.
- (collective, South Africa, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Afrikaner people (Cape Dutch).
- (collective) The Pennsylvania Dutch people.
- (slang) wife
verb
- To treat cocoa beans or powder with an alkali solution to darken the color and lessen the bitterness of the flavor.
- Alternative letter-case form of Dutch (“treat cocoa with alkali”) [To treat cocoa beans or powder with an alkali solution to darken the color and lessen the bitterness of the flavor.]
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.
- (archaic, fossil word) Pertaining to Germanic-speaking peoples on the European continent, chiefly the Germans (especially established German-speaking communities in parts of the USA), or the Dutch; Teutonic; Germanic.
- (obsolete, fossil word, derogatory) Substitute, inferior, ersatz.
- (dated) Thrifty.
- (South Africa, derogatory, ethnic slur) Pertaining to Afrikaner culture (Cape Dutch).
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Examples of "dutch" in Sentences
- Holland's new away kits for season 2008-09 I found from their FA site's. (sorry in dutch languages)
- I learned how to make lures, take better outdoors pictures, cook in dutch ovens, shoot better, and control a canoe in a fast creek.
- I'll have to do it in dutch where I live, but if the audience were ok about it I might be able to video it and stick it online with voice overs.
- The accompanying article is in dutch but says so much that a neigbourhood in Amsterdam has put up these new signs and is also selling the signs to other neigbourhoods for 80 euros.
- Check out the comments section, and then have a look at Bake My Day, which is mostly in dutch, but partly in english, and has more pictures of the process, also in 2 parts, as well as the finished product!
- The article goes on to describe a lot of the dos and don'ts: beer or hard liquor or a glass of wine okay, splitting a bottle of wine dicey; steak or meat-dominated meal great, cooking for another guy (unless its a grill), or candle-lit dinner, nope; going dutch is best.
- Aaaaaaand time to call it a night. chaosreality is in dutch with his girl, dravengodvamp's chatting online, the booze has shifted from goofy laughter to deep introspective discussion, and I have to be at the rehab house in 5.5 hours to see Ray, so I better get my happy ass to bed.
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