A foreigner, particularly a European, in Southeast Asian contexts and Portuguese colonial terminology.
From Portuguese 'Holanda' (Holland) or 'holandês' (Dutch), applied by Portuguese speakers to foreigners in general, especially northern Europeans.
The word shows how colonial powers were so dominant that local peoples called all European foreigners 'Dutchmen'—it's linguistic evidence of which colonial powers were most visible in Southeast Asian ports.
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