Found 2 items, similar to Hottentot.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Hottentot Hottentot n : any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa [syn: Khoikhoin, Khoikhoi]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hottentot 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 [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]