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HOTTENTOT
Khoikhoin, Khoikhoi, Hottentot
(noun) any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Hottentot (plural Hottentots)
(archaic, now, offensive) A member of the Khoekhoe group of peoples.
Any of several fish of the genus Pachymetopon, in the family Sparidae.
Synonyms
• (person): Khoekhoe, Khoikhoi, Khoi
Proper noun
Hottentot
The language of the Khoekhoe, remarkable for its clicks.
Synonyms
• Hottentot language, Khoekhoe
Source: Wiktionary
Hot"ten*tot, n. Etym: [D. Hottentot; -- so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood.]
1. (Ethnol.)
Definition: One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts.
2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds. Hottentot cherry (Bot.), a South African plant of the genus Cassine (C. maurocenia), having handsome foliage, with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers. Loudon.
– Hottentot's bread. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot (a), under Elephant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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