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[syn: Khoisan, Khoisan language]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hottentot \Hot"ten*tot\, n. [D. Hottentot; -- so called from hot
and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their
language. --Wedgwood.]
1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded
[1913 Webster]
2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for
its clicking sounds; the Khoisan language.
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Hottentot cherry (Bot.), a South African plant of the genus
Cassine (Cassine maurocenia), having handsome foliage,
with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers.
--Loudon.
Hottentot's bread. (Bot.) See Elephant's foot
(a), under Elephant.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Khoisan
n 1: a family of languages spoken in southern Africa [syn:
Khoisan, Khoisan language]