Definition of "Dutch"

Dutch

/dʌt͡ʃ/

adjective
not comparable
1. Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.
2. (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.
3. (obsolete, fossil word, derogatory) Substitute, inferior, ersatz.
4. (dated) Thrifty.
5. (South Africa, derogatory, ethnic slur) Pertaining to Afrikaner culture (Cape Dutch).
proper noun
1. The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.
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  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 the Dutch Language, in: Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik: Band 57 — 2003: Quod vulgo dicitur: Studien zum Altniederländischen, volume edited by Willy Pijnenburg, Arend Quak, Tanneke Schoonheim, here p. 183
2. (archaic) German; the main language of the Holy Roman Empire (Germany, Austria, Alsace, Luxembourg).
3. A male given name, more often given as a nickname to someone of Dutch or German ancestry than as an official given name
noun
plural only
1. (collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.
2. (collective, South Africa, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Afrikaner people (Cape Dutch).
3. (collective) The Pennsylvania Dutch people.
verb
third-person singular simple present Dutches, present participle Dutching, simple past and past participle Dutched
1. To treat cocoa beans or powder with an alkali solution to darken the color and lessen the bitterness of the flavor.
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  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 powder neutral.
  2015, Deb Wise, Incredibly Decadent Desserts: 100 Divine Treats Under 300 Calories

Definition of "Dutch"

Dutch

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