Hottentot

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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
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     2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for
        its clicking sounds; the {Khoisan} language.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     {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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Hottentot
       n : any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people
           of Namibia and South Africa [syn: {Khoikhoin}, {Khoikhoi}]