Dutch

Dutch  (dch)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture.

b. Of or relating to the Dutch language.

2. Archaic

a. German.

b. Of or relating to any of the Germanic peoples or languages.

3. Of or relating to the Pennsylvania Dutch.

n.

1. (used with a pl. verb)

a. The people of the Netherlands.

b. Archaic A Germanic people.

c. The Pennsylvania Dutch.

2.

a. The official West Germanic language of the Netherlands and one of the official languages of Belgium.

b. Archaic One or more of the West Germanic languages of Germany, Switzerland, and the Low Countries.

c. See Pennsylvania Dutch.

3. Slang Anger or temper.

Idioms:

go Dutch

To pay one's own expenses on a date or outing.

in Dutch

In disfavor or trouble.

---

[Middle English Duch, German, Dutch, from Middle Dutch Dtsch; see teut- in Indo-European roots.]

---

Dutch

Adjective

of the Netherlands

Noun

the language of the Netherlands

Noun, pl

the Dutch the people of the Netherlands

Adverb

go Dutch Informal to go on an outing where each person pays his or her own expenses

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Dutch - the people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips" Dutch people nation, country, land - the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" Frisian - a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia
	2.	Dutch - the West Germanic language of the Netherlands West Germanic, West Germanic language - a branch of the Germanic languages Flemish dialect, Flemish - one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch Afrikaans, South African Dutch, Taal - an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
Adj.	1.	Dutch - of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture; "Dutch painting"; "Dutch painters"

Translations

Dutch [dʌtʃ] adj → holandés/esa

n (LING) → holandés m

adv to go Dutch → pagar a escote;

the Dutch npl → los holandeses

---

Dutch [dʌtʃ] adj → hollandais(e) → néerlandais(e)

n (Ling) → hollandais m, néerlandais m

adv to go Dutch or dutch (inf) → partager les frais;

the Dutch npl → les Hollandais, les Néerlandais

---

Dutch [dʌtʃ] adj → holländisch, niederländisch

n → Holländisch nt, Niederländisch nt

adv to go Dutch (inf) → getrennte Kasse machen;

the Dutch npl → die Holländer pl, die Niederländer pl

---

Dutch [dʌtʃ] adj → olandese

n (LING) → olandese m

adv to go Dutch or dutch → fare alla romana;

the Dutch → gli Olandesi