Dutch pot

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• dutchy, dutchie

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌt͡ʃ ˈpat/
• Hyphenation: Dutch‧pot

Noun

Dutch pot (plural Dutch pot dem, quantified Dutch pot)

1. 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.

Related terms

• dutchy

Further reading

• Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 209