Hottentot
Definition of Hottentot
Hot´ten`tot
n.
1.
(Ethnol.)
One
of
a
degraded
<- "pastoral", in MW10 ->
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
;
the
Khoisan
language
.
Hottentot cherry
(Bot.)
a
South
African
plant
of
the
genus
Cassine
(
Cassine
maurocenia
),
having
handsome
foliage
,
with
generally
inconspicuous
white
or
green
flowers
.
Hottentot's bread
a
-
(Bot.)
See
Elephant
'
s
foot
(
a
)
,
under
Elephant
.
- Loudon.
Related Words
Khoikhoi
,
Khoikhoin
,
Khoisan
,
Khoisan
language
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