Cape Dutch

American  

noun

1. Afrikaans.

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Cape Dutch British  

noun

1. an obsolete name for Afrikaans

2. (in South Africa) a distinctive style of furniture or architecture

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Etymology

Origin of Cape Dutch

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

A relatively small operation, it has an intimate feel with two rustic, brilliant white Cape Dutch buildings — a tasting room and a restaurant — surrounded by 16 acres of vines.

From New York Times

The building's neoclassical columns and Cape Dutch additions serve as a reminder of the country's colonial past and some say there is now the chance to create something that better reflects South Africa's diversity.

From BBC

The emerging-artists show, “On the Cusp,” resided in a more strait-laced setting, a classic Cape Dutch manor house in the center of town, made available by Distell, a Stellenbosch-based liquor company that sponsored the section.

From New York Times

Back lives at Fairview, in a Cape Dutch house built on a hilltop in 1693.

From The New Yorker

The spine of Church Street is graced with more than a dozen Cape Dutch buildings, some draped in bougainvillea and adorned with tropical plants — fynbos, protea or cactus flowers.

From New York Times