Of or pertaining to theNetherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.
(archaic,fossil word) Pertaining toGermanic-speaking peoples on the European continent, chiefly theGermans (especially established German-speaking communities in parts of the USA), or the Dutch;Teutonic; Germanic.
2001 December 2, Giles Milton, “'The Riddle and the Knight'”, inThe New York Times[1]:
By the time this mysterious knight died in the 1360s, his book was available in every European language, includingDutch, Gaelic, Czech, Catalan, and Walloon.
2003, Anthony F. Buccini,"Ab errore liberato". The Northern Expansion of Frankish Power in the Merovingian Period and the Genesis of the Dutch Language, in:Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik: Band 57 — 2003: Quod vulgo dicitur: Studien zum Altniederländischen, volume edited by Willy Pijnenburg, Arend Quak, Tanneke Schoonheim, here p. 183:
According to this view,Dutch is a descendant of Old (West) Low Franconian and [...]
Dutch (third-person singular simple presentDutches,present participleDutching,simple past and past participleDutched)
To treatcocoabeans orpowder with analkali solution to darken the color and lessen the bitterness of the flavor.
2015, Deb Wise,Incredibly Decadent Desserts: 100 Divine Treats Under 300 Calories:
Dutch processed is made from cocoa beans that have been treated with an alkalized solution. You'll get a deeper color and a great chocolaty flavor, but more importantly, the process ofDutching the chocolate renders the powder neutral.
