Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high dutch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: high- -dutch
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Pennsylvania Dutch, particularly the Fancy Dutch.

American usage

name

The standard Dutch language, especially the literary Dutch language of the Netherlands, as contrasted with Cape Dutch or Afrikaans.

name

Archaic

noun

Double Dutch; nonsense.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Emperor Charles V, made almoſt the ſame Obſervation, when he ſaid, That if he were to ſpeak to his Horſe, it ſhould be in High-Dutch."
"[H]is impatience increased, he swore in high Dutch, the noise of the wheels on his pavement saluted his ears, his vexation redoubled […]."

Usage

Inflected Forms

High-Dutch (alternative)

Phrases

Middle High Dutch Old High Dutch

Frequently Paired Words

Middle High Dutch Old High Dutch

Antonyms

Low Dutch Netherdutch

Questions

What does high dutch mean?: Pennsylvania Dutch, particularly the Fancy Dutch.

How to pronounce high dutch

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