"dutty" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdʌti/ Forms: duttier [comparative], duttiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌti Etymology: According to one source, from the Twi Akan word dutty (“ground”). Probably reinforced by the English terms dirt, dirty. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ak|-}} Akan Head templates: {{en-adj|duttier}} dutty (comparative duttier, superlative duttiest)
  1. (Jamaica, colloquial; MLE and MTE, slang) dirty Tags: Jamaica, colloquial, slang
    Sense id: en-dutty-en-adj-0MksdkxW Categories (other): Jamaican English, Multicultural London English, Multicultural Toronto English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 38 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 28 5 4 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 33 3 3 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdʌti/
Rhymes: -ʌti Etymology: According to one source, from the Twi Akan word dutty (“ground”). Probably reinforced by the English terms dirt, dirty. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ak|-}} Akan Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} dutty
  1. (Jamaica) The ground. Tags: Jamaica
    Sense id: en-dutty-en-noun-5lPaprOp Categories (other): Jamaican English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: dutties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dutty (plural dutties)
  1. Alternative form of dhoti Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dhoti
    Sense id: en-dutty-en-noun-xtype6e9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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