dutch

IPA: dˈʌtʃ

Root Word: Dutch

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

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.]

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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