"das" meaning in English

See das in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /dæs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-das.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: dăs Rhymes: -æs Head templates: {{en-head|contr}} das
  1. (dialectical, nonstandard, chiefly African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of that's, that is. Tags: alt-of, contraction, dialectal, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: that's, that is Derived forms: das rite
    Sense id: en-das-en-contraction-6tveCuqs Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /dɑːz/
enPR: däz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} das
  1. plural of da (“father”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: da (extra: father)
    Sense id: en-das-en-noun-m3zJK4Jz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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