of Denmark or its people, language, or culture
Origin of Danish
Middle English from Old English Denisc: see Dane- the N Germanic language spoken in Denmark
- [alsod-] Danish pastry
Danish
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Danish
adjective
Of or relating to Denmark, the Danes, their language, or their culture.
noun
- The North Germanic language of the Danes.
- pl. Danish, or Dan·ish·es A Danish pastry.
Origin of Danish
Middle English alteration ( influenced by Old Norse Danr Dane ) of Denish from Old English Denisc from Dene the DanesTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural danishes)
- Danish pastry, light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruit or cheese.
- Get me a coffee and a cheese danish.
Origin
Alteration of Middle English Denish (under the influence of Dan, cf. Dane), from Old English Denisc (“people of Denmark”).
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