/dʌt͡ʃ/, /dʊt͡ʃ/
OriginClipping of duchess.
- Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.
- archaicPertaining 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.
- datedThrifty.
- 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.”
“According to this view, Dutch is a descendant of Old (West) Low Franconian and …”
“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 p”
- archaicGerman; 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, plural, plural-onlyThe 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.”
- collective, plural, plural-onlyThe Pennsylvania Dutch people.
- slangwife
- 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 ch”
- alt-ofAlternative letter-case form of Dutch (“treat cocoa with alkali”).
“Natural cocoa has not been "dutched". I actually prefer the natural, but if you use it, be sure to increase the baking soda to compensate for the additional acid.”
Formsmore Dutch(comparative) · Dutcher(comparative) · most Dutch(superlative) · Dutchest(superlative) · Du.(alternative) · Dutches(present, singular, third-person) · Dutching(participle, present) · Dutched(participle, past) · Dutched(past) · dutches(plural) · dutches(present, singular, third-person) · dutching(participle, present) · dutched(participle, past) · dutched(past)