Etymology Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.
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Of or pertaining to Denmark.
The Danish midfielder received life-saving treatment during his country’s game against Finland in June 2021, eventually being resuscitated and taken to hospital.2023 January 3, Ben Church, “How Christian Eriksen returned to football after suffering cardiac arrest on pitch”, in CNN:
Danish pastry, light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruit or cheese.
Get me a coffee and a cheese danish.
Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Uh-oh, Principal Gottlieb. Looks like somebody forgot their danish, huh? Judith Gottlieb: Aw, crap. Allen Gregory: Three, two, one, and there's the money shot.2011 Allen Gregory, "1 Night in Gottlieb" (season 1, episode 2)
Danish
noun
Etymology Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.
Etymology Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.
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US, Abbreviation, Ellipsis, Informal Ellipsis of Danish pastry.
Hotel food is reasonably good, and rather British, except for breakfasts, when most hotels serve ensaimades, a puff pastry half way between a croissant and a Danish.1984 March 8, Peggy Speirs, “Doing the birdie on a long, long break”, in Evening Post, number 32,833, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5, column 5: