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Hottentot

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Hot·ten·tot  (htn-tt)
n. pl. Hottentot or Hot·ten·tots Offensive
1. A Khoikhoin.
2. Any of the Khoikhoin group of languages.
[Afrikaans.]
Hottentot [ˈhɒtənˌtɒt]
n Offensive
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -tot, -tots another name for the Khoikhoi people
2. (Linguistics / Languages) any of the languages of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family
[from Afrikaans, of uncertain origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Hottentot - any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South AfricaHottentot - any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa
Khoikhoi, Khoikhoin
Khoisan, Khoisan language - a family of languages spoken in southern Africa
Translations
Hottentot [ˈhɒtəntɒt]
A. ADJ → hotentote
B. N
1. (= person) → hotentote mf
2. (Ling) → hotentote m
Hottentot
n
→ Hottentotte m, → Hottentottin f
(Ling) → Hottentottisch nt
adj → hottentottisch
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