double Dutch

double Dutch(
duh
-
buhl
 
duhch
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (unintelligible language)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el griego
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I didn't understand anything Mauricio said. He may as well have been speaking double Dutch.No entendí nada que Mauricio dijo. Podría haber estado hablando en griego.
b. el chino
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The kids said some random syllables and said it was double Dutch.Los niños hablaron sílabas al azar y dijeron que era chino.
2. (game)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. el salto con doble cuerda
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The girls played double Dutch on the playground.Las niñas jugaron al salto con doble cuerda en el patio de recreo.
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