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dutchy

/ˈdʌt͡ʃi/

dutchy is the archaic spelling of duchy.

Meaning of duchy

Noun

duchy (plural duchies)

  1. A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.
    Synonyms:
    dukedom

Adjective (1)

dutchy (comparative dutchier, superlative dutchiest)

  1. (US, dialectal, regional to rural Central New York State) difficult to understand, slurred, imprecisely articulated
    • He is so dutchy that we can hardly understand him.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Dutchy

Dutchy (comparative more Dutchy, superlative most Dutchy)

  1. Somewhat Dutch.
    • "You must go to Steinitzer's some day, after butter. You'd like them."
      "They sound kind of Dutchy."1934, Nelia Gardner White, Family Affair, page 72

Forms of dutchy

Noun
pluraldutchies
Adjective
comparativedutchier
superlativedutchiest
comparativemore Dutchy
superlativemost Dutchy

Origin of dutchy

Possibly Dutch + -y. Compare double Dutch.

From Dutch + -y.

Words that rhyme with dutchy

Questions about dutchy

What does dutchy mean?
Dutchy means difficult to understand, slurred, imprecisely articulated.
What is dutchy the archaic spelling of?
Dutchy is the archaic spelling of duchy.
What part of speech is dutchy?
Dutchy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dutchy?
Dutchy is pronounced /ˈdʌt͡ʃi/.

Words near dutchy in the dictionary

  1. Dutchophones
  2. Dutchperson
  3. Dutchphobia
  4. Dutchwoman
  5. Dutchwomen
  6. dutchy
  7. Duteil
  8. Duteils
  9. duteous
  10. duteously
  11. duteousness

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: dutchy (page history and authors); Dutchy (page history and authors); duchy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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