pennsylvania dutch

Penn·syl·va·nia Dutch

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pen-suh l-veyn-yuh, -vey-nee-uh duhch]
- /ˌpɛn səlˈveɪn yə, -ˈveɪ ni ə dʌtʃ/
- /penslˈveɪnɪə dʌtʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen-suh l-veyn-yuh, -vey-nee-uh duhch]
- /ˌpɛn səlˈveɪn yə, -ˈveɪ ni ə dʌtʃ/

Definitions of pennsylvania dutch words

noun pennsylvania dutch the descendants of 17th- and 18th-century settlers in Pennsylvania from southwest Germany and Switzerland. 1
noun pennsylvania dutch Also called Pennsylvania German. a dialect of High German with an admixture of English spoken mainly in eastern Pennsylvania, developed from the language of these settlers. 1
noun pennsylvania dutch the folk style of applied and decorative art developed by the Pennsylvania Dutch. 1
noun pennsylvania dutch a dialect of German spoken in E Pennsylvania 0
noun pennsylvania dutch the descendants of early German immigrants, principally from the Palatinate, who settled mainly in E Pennsylvania 0
noun pennsylvania dutch the High German dialect of this people 0

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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