dutch

plural dutches

1. slangwife

present singular third person dutches · participle present dutching · participle past dutched · past dutched

1. 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.

   2011, boulangere (user name), “Is Hersheys Special Dark "A blend of Natural and Dutched Cocoas" The same as "Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder?"”, in Food52

comparative more Dutch · comparative Dutcher · superlative most Dutch · superlative Dutchest · alternative Du.

1. Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.
2. 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.
3. archaicderogatoryobsoleteSubstitute, inferior, ersatz.
4. datedThrifty.
5. South AfricaderogatoryethnicslurPertaining to Afrikaner culture (Cape Dutch).

alternative Du.

1. The main language of the Netherlands, Flanders (i.e., the northern half of Belgium) and Suriname; Netherlandic.

   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

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   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 Knight'”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2022

   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, the use of figurines is recommended.

   2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 21

2. archaicGerman; 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.

   Synonyms: Netherlandic, Netherlandish

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1. collectivepluralplural 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.

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   In upstate New York, the Dutch continued to speak their language into the nineteenth century.

2. South Africacollectivederogatoryethnicoffensivepluralplural onlyslurAfrikaner people (Cape Dutch).
3. collectivepluralplural onlyThe Pennsylvania Dutch people.

alternative Du.

1. dateduncountableSynonym of double Dutch (“incomprehensible language or speech”).

   “Queer language, that, sir,” said the officer. “It was Dutch to me.”

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   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 one or two simple exercises in physical drill as a suitable preparation, 'I may as well be going. I don't understand Italian myself. Nor Dutch either,' he added cryptically.

   1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

   Synonyms: double Dutch

present singular third person Dutches · participle present Dutching · participle past Dutched · past Dutched · alternative Du.

1. 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 powder neutral.

   2015, Deb Wise, Incredibly Decadent Desserts: 100 Divine Treats Under 300 Calories