dutch
//dʌt͡ʃ//
Forms
- Comparative
- more dutch
- Superlative
- most dutch
- Plural
- dutches
- present (v1)
- dutch
- past (v2)
- dutched
- past participle (v3)
- dutched
- present participle
- dutching
- 3rd person singular
- dutches
Definitions
1.Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.
2.Pertaining to Afrikaner culture (Cape Dutch).
1.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.
2.wife(slang)
3.Afrikaner people (Cape Dutch).(offensive)
4.The Pennsylvania Dutch people.
1.To treat cocoa beans or powder with an alkali solution to darken the color and lessen the bitterness of the flavor.
2.Alternative 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.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4877
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
PIE word
*tewtéh₂