Dutch pink

noun

A yellow lake pigment.

Meanings

nounDutch pink (countable and uncountable, plural Dutch pinks)

plural Dutch pinks

  1. countableuncountableA yellow lake pigment.
  2. slanguncountableBlood.

Origin

The pigment sense derives from the pink pigment used historically by painters, and not from the flower that gave its name to the color.

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APA

Dutch pink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20pink

MLA

“Dutch pink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20pink. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dutch pink,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dutch%20pink.

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