Hottentot /(?)/
Hot·ten·tot
Hottentot
n.
- 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. (Ethnol.)
- The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds; the Khoisan language.
Phrases & Compounds
- Hottentot cherry
- a South African plant of the genus Cassine (Cassine maurocenia), having handsome foliage, with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers.
- Hottentot's bread
- See Elephant's foot (a), under Elephant.