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Corruption of a German word used as a term for German immigrants in Pennsylvania?
These German Pennsylvania immigrants are called the Pennsylvania Dutch, a misnomer- the German word for German is "Deutsch," but these people were mistakenly called Dutch.
What is the German word for chicken?
The German word for chicken is (das) Huhn or (das) Hühnchen.
What is the Pennsylvania German word for eat?
esse
What is the Pennsylvania German word for hello?
hallo
Corrupiton of a German word used as a term for German immigrants in Pennsylvania?
The expression "Pennsylvania Dutch" referring to this group of people is an alteration of the word "Deutsch" meaning "German." The Pennsylvania Dutch are actually as much of Swiss origin as German.
What is the Pennsylvania German word for pretty?
pretty = hibsch
What is the Pennsylvania German word 'rivvel' in English?
"Lump" is an English equivalent of the Pennsylvania Dutch word "rivvel."Specifically, the word has a particularly attractive application in Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine. It is a characteristic of certain soups. For example, the classic chicken rivvel milk rivvel soups have delicious rice-like looking lumps in them. It all comes down to how the soup is made.
What is the Pennsylvania German word for bake?
to bake (verb) = backe
What is the Pennsylvania German word for apples?
Apple = AppelApples = Eppel
What is the Pennsylvania German word for peaches?
Peach = der PaerschingPeaches = Paersching
Is there any city named chicken?
I am told there are four cities in the US named Chicken or have the word 'chicken' in the name. They are in Alaska, Illinois, Kentucky & Pennsylvania.
Were the Dutch a major ethnicity in Pennsylvania?
No. Pennsylvania Dutch relates to Deutsch, i.e. German.
