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bil·tong  (bltng, -tông)

n. South African

Narrow strips of meat dried in the sun.

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[Afrikaans : bil, buttock (from Middle Dutch bille; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots) + tong, tongue (from Middle Dutch tonghe; see dgh- in Indo-European roots).]

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biltong [ˈbɪlˌtɒŋ]

n

(Cookery) South African strips of meat dried and cured in the sun

[Afrikaans, from Dutch bil buttock + tong tongue]

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biltong - meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun jerked meat, jerky, jerk - meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)