Dutch pot
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʌt͡ʃ ˈpat/
- Hyphenation: Dutch‧pot
Noun
Dutch pot (plural Dutch pot dem, quantified Dutch pot)
- a cast iron pot for roasting, baking, and frying; Dutch oven (Dutch oven)
- Nuff time mi see di pothole dem and mi feel seh dat ah people dig dem fi spite as dem shape too perfect! Some look lakka dutch pot!
- I often see potholes and I get the impression that people intentionally create them as their contours are so even! Some of them even resemble Dutch ovens.
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Further reading
- Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 209
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