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holandês

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See also: holandés, holandès, and Holandes

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Holanda (the Netherlands) +‎ -ês.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -es, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -eʃ
  • Hyphenation: ho‧lan‧dês

Adjective

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holandês (feminine holandesa, masculine plural holandeses, feminine plural holandesas)

  1. (relational) of the Netherlands; Dutch
    Synonyms: neerlandês, (poetic) batávio
  2. (husbandry, relational) of the Friesian breed of milk cows

Noun

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holandês m (plural holandeses, feminine holandesa, feminine plural holandesas)

  1. Dutchman (person from the Netherlands)
    Synonyms: neerlandês, (poetic) batávio
    • 1933, Graciliano Ramos, chapter VIII, in Cahetés[1], 1st edition, Rio de Janeiro: Schmidt, page 51:
      — Não, não sou inimigo de ninguem. Mas gosto daquella maneira de achincalhar um typo. A familia do Mesquita... Magnifico! Heroes que luctaram com os hollandezes! []
      — No, I’m nobody’s enemy. But I like that way of putting someone down. Mesquita’s family... Magnificent! Heroes who fought with the Dutch!

Noun

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holandês m (uncountable)

  1. Dutch (Germanic language spoken in the Netherlands, Flanders and former Dutch colonies)
    Synonym: neerlandês

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hindi: ओलंदेज़ (olandez)

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