Dutch
Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.
Adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.
- 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.
- Substitute, inferior, ersatz.
- Thrifty.
- Pertaining to Afrikaner culture (Cape Dutch).
Origin
PIE word *tewtéh₂ Derived from Middle English Duch (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Middle Low German dütsch, düdesch (“German, Low German, Dutch”) and Middle Dutch dūtsch, dūtsc (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of one’s people”), derived from *þeudō (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Doublet of Deutsch and Doitsu. Compare Middle English thedisch (“native, endemic”) from Old English þēodisċ (“of one’s people”), Old Saxon thiudisk (German Low German düütsch (“German”)), Old High German diutisc (modern German deutsch (“German”)), modern Dutch Duits (“German”) alongside elevated Diets (“Dutch”) (a secondary distinction, fully accepted only in the 19th century). See also Derrick, Teuton, Teutonic. Cognate with Persian توده (tude, “people, nation”). The pejorative senses (Dutch courage, Dutch wife, Dutch uncle,...
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Afro-Dutch anti-Dutch double Dutch Dutch 200 Dutch act Dutch angel dragon Dutch angle Dutch auction Dutch backgammon Dutch bargain Dutch barn Dutch Belt Dutch Belted Dutch billy Dutch bob Dutch braid Dutch brass Dutch Brazil Dutch-built Dutch-buttocked Dutch cap Dutch carpet Dutch cheese Dutch chocolate
Proper noun
- The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.
- By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, including Dutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon. - 2001 December 2, Giles Milton, “'The Riddle and the...
- According to this view, Dutch is a descendant of Old (West) Low Franconian and … - 2003, Anthony F. Buccini, "Ab errore liberato". The Northern Expansion of Frankish Power in the Merovingian Period and the Genesis of...
- For the abbreviation of the name of the pieces, each player is free to use the name which is commonly used in his/her country. Examples: F = fou (French for bishop), L = loper (Dutch for bishop). In printed periodicals,...
- 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.
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Cape Dutch High Dutch High-Dutch Low-Dutch Low Dutch Middle Dutch Netherdutch Old Dutch Pennsylvania Dutch
Noun collective, plural
- The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.
- The Dutch will vote on the matter next month.
- In upstate New York, the Dutch continued to speak their language into the nineteenth century.
- Afrikaner people (Cape Dutch).
- The Pennsylvania Dutch people.
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Black Dutch Cape Dutch Dutchland Fancy Dutch Gay Dutch Netherdutch Pennsylvania Dutch Pennsylvania Dutchland Plain Dutch
Noun dated, uncountable
- Synonym of double Dutch (“incomprehensible language or speech”).
- “Queer language, that, sir,” said the officer. “It was Dutch to me.”
- Now, Max, pray enlighten the company. Why should the murderer write "Italian spoken" over the bed?' 'Obviously to make sure that you shouldn't miss it,' replied Mr Carrados. 'Well,' remarked the sergeant, demonstrating...
Synonyms: double Dutch
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Verb
- To treat cocoa beans or powder with an alkali solution to darken the color and lessen the bitterness of the flavor.
- Dutch processed is made from cocoa beans that have been treated with an alkalized solution. You'll get a deeper color and a great chocolaty flavor, but more importantly, the process of Dutching the chocolate renders the...