dutchie, n. chiefly Jamaican.
Brit. /ˈdʌtʃi/, U.S. /ˈdətʃi/
Forms: 19– dutchie, 19– dutchy; Also with capital initial
[‹ Dutch (in Dutch pot n.1 at Dutch adj. and n. and adv. Additions) + -y suffix6.]
More fully dutchie pot. = Dutch pot n.1 at Dutch adj. and n. and adv. Additions
| 1943 in F. G. Cassidy & R. B. Le Page Dict. Jamaican Eng. (1967) 166/2 Dutchie, a small pot. 1957 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 5 Oct. (Farmer's Weekly section) 6/4 Course cassava flour.., mixed with water and spice to taste and cooked with oil in a Dutchie. 1980 E. Brodber Jane & Louisa will soon come Home ii. 52 The night my young man got caught up in the spirit and burnt to grease like beef suet caught in a dutchie pot, I wept so hard, my tears no longer held salt. 2001 B. Geddes World Food: Caribbean 101 There are no hard and fast rules, as the dutchie, heat source, beans and preferred taste will all have a bearing on the success of the roast. |