Hottentot

[ hot-n-tot ]

/ ˈhɒt nˌtɒt /

noun

Khoikhoi.

Origin of Hottentot

1670–80; <Afrikaans; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM Hottentot

Hot·ten·tot·ic, adjective

Words nearby Hottentot

hot switch, hotsy-totsy, hot take, hot tear, hot-tempered, Hottentot, Hottentot fig, Hottentot's bread, hotter, hot ticket, hottie

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Example sentences from the Web for Hottentot

Displays of malformations were obviously often strikingly offensive, none more so than the “Hottentot Venus.”
We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus|Anthony Paletta|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Have you forgotten that the Hottentot himself told us that it was the Bushmen who buried him?
Hair-Breadth Escapes|H.C. Adams
A Hottentot would not have been guilty of this sort of barbarism.
American Notes|Rudyard Kipling
He spoke in the Kafir tongue, in which the Hottentot replied, and with which young Marais was partially acquainted.
The Settler and the Savage|R.M. Ballantyne

The Hottentot slept like a stone, and never feared for his own life and precious booty.
A Simpleton|Charles Reade
The Hottentot boys are the drivers of the yoke, having for an ornament in their caps splendid ostrich feathers.
Ten Years in India|W.J.D. Gould

British Dictionary definitions for Hottentot

Hottentot

/ (ˈhɒtənˌtɒt) /

noun offensive

plural -tot or -tots a former name for Khoikhoi (def. 1)

any of the languages of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family

Word Origin for Hottentot

C17: from Afrikaans, of uncertain origin

usage for Hottentot

When referring to the people the accepted word nowadays is Khoikhoi . Hottentot continues to be used for some animal and plant names, as in Hottentot fig

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单词	hottentot
释义	Hottentot [ hot-n-tot ] / ˈhɒt nˌtɒt / noun Khoikhoi. Origin of Hottentot 1670–80; <Afrikaans; origin uncertain OTHER WORDS FROM Hottentot Hot·ten·tot·ic, adjective Words nearby Hottentot hot switch, hotsy-totsy, hot take, hot tear, hot-tempered, Hottentot, Hottentot fig, Hottentot's bread, hotter, hot ticket, hottie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Hottentot Displays of malformations were obviously often strikingly offensive, none more so than the “Hottentot Venus.” We’re All Carnies Now: Why We Can’t Quit the Circus\|Anthony Paletta\|November 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Have you forgotten that the Hottentot himself told us that it was the Bushmen who buried him? Hair-Breadth Escapes\|H.C. Adams A Hottentot would not have been guilty of this sort of barbarism. American Notes\|Rudyard Kipling He spoke in the Kafir tongue, in which the Hottentot replied, and with which young Marais was partially acquainted. The Settler and the Savage\|R.M. Ballantyne The Hottentot slept like a stone, and never feared for his own life and precious booty. A Simpleton\|Charles Reade The Hottentot boys are the drivers of the yoke, having for an ornament in their caps splendid ostrich feathers. Ten Years in India\|W.J.D. Gould British Dictionary definitions for Hottentot Hottentot / (ˈhɒtənˌtɒt) / noun offensive plural -tot or -tots a former name for Khoikhoi (def. 1) any of the languages of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family Word Origin for Hottentot C17: from Afrikaans, of uncertain origin usage for Hottentot When referring to the people the accepted word nowadays is Khoikhoi . Hottentot continues to be used for some animal and plant names, as in Hottentot fig Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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