dutch

1 of 3

adverb

ˈdəch 

often capitalized

: with each person paying his or her own way

went dutch to the movies

Dutch

2 of 3

adjective

ˈdəch 

1

a

archaic : of, relating to, or in any of the Germanic languages of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries

b

: of, relating to, or in the Dutch of the Netherlands

2

a

archaic : of or relating to the Germanic peoples of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries

b

: of or relating to the Netherlands or its inhabitants

c

: german entry 2

3

: of or relating to the Pennsylvania Dutch or their language

Dutchly adverb

Dutch

3 of 3

noun

1

a archaic

(1)

: any of the Germanic languages of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries

(2)

: german sense 2

b

: the Germanic language of the Netherlands and Belgium

2

Dutch plural

a

archaic : the Germanic peoples of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Low Countries

b

: germans sense 1a

c

: the people of the Netherlands

3

: pennsylvania dutch

4

: dander

her Dutch is up

5

: disfavor, trouble

in Dutch with the boss

Examples of dutch in a Sentence

Noun

He loves learning about the Dutch.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The arrests, one by Dutch police, come as part of a three-year investigation led by Cleveland Police’s Cyber Crime Unit. —Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Energy Orange 018-57-34: Dutch soccer fans aren’t the only ones who favor this high-octane orange. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2025

Noun

Thanks to his mother, Dutch was soon acting in the church skits and plays (some on the subject of the dangers of alcohol) that his mother composed and directed. —Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025

The governor said he had recently been approached by another parent at his son Dutch’s basketball game, who asked why California hadn’t adopted its own DOGE agency to cut through red tape. —Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English Duch, from Middle Dutch duutsch; akin to Old High German diutisc German, Old English thēod nation, Goth thiudisko as a gentile, thiuda people, Oscan touto city

First Known Use

Adverb

1914, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing dutch

• dutch treat

Rhymes for dutch

• clutch
• crutch
• cutch
• hutch
• much
• mutch
• such
• touch
• insomuch
• overmuch
• nonesuch
• retouch

Kids Definition

dutch

1 of 3 adverb

ˈdəch 

often capitalized

: with each person paying his or her own way

went dutch to the movies

Dutch

2 of 3 adjective

ˈdəch 

: of or relating to the Netherlands, its inhabitants, or their language

Dutch

3 of 3 noun

1

: the Germanic language of the Netherlands

2

Dutch plural : the people of the Netherlands

3

: disfavor entry 1 sense 2, trouble entry 2

was in Dutch with the teacher