Hottentotism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
Hottentotism (plural Hottentotisms)
- A word or phrase adopted from the Hottentot language.
- Hottentotisms in Afrikaans
- (dated) A kind of stammer in which the words become unintelligible[18th century].
References[edit]
- “Hottentotism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.