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Pennsylvania Dutch
noun
- the descendants of 17th- and 18th-century settlers in Pennsylvania from southwest Germany and Switzerland.
- Also called Penn顎僺ylva顎僴ia Ger顎僲an. a dialect of High German with an admixture of English spoken mainly in eastern Pennsylvania, developed from the language of these settlers. : PaD, PaG
- the folk style of applied and decorative art developed by the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Pennsylvania Dutch
noun
- Also calledPennsylvania German a dialect of German spoken in E Pennsylvania
- the Pennsylvania Dutchfunctioning as plural a group of German-speaking people in E Pennsylvania, descended from 18th-century settlers from SW Germany and Switzerland
Pennsylvania Dutch
- The German and Swiss settlers of Pennsylvania in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and their descendants. 鈥淒utch鈥 is a version of the German Deutsch , meaning 鈥淕erman.鈥 The Pennsylvania Dutch are known for their tidy farms and their distinctive crafts and customs. A considerable number of them belong to strict religious denominations, such as the Amish .
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 笔别苍苍顎僺测濒路惫补顎僴颈补-顿耻迟肠丑顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of Pennsylvania Dutch1
Example Sentences
As the German-speaking Pennsylvania Dutch settled in America, the tradition moved stateside with a groundhog replacing the badger.
Organizers also needed more parking, so they pulled the plug on 亚洲网紅露点 of corner ball, a dodgeball-like sport enjoyed by Amish boys and known as Eck balle in the Pennsylvania Dutch language.
But accuracy doesn't stop people from reveling in the kitschy Pennsylvania Dutch holiday.
It鈥檚 also known as a woodchuck, a whistle pig 鈥 or in the parlance of Pennsylvania Dutch, a language with German roots, a 鈥済rundsau.鈥
One of my favorite dishes is a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch dish called scrapple.
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