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

hottentot \hot"tentot\, 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
see also:
khoisan hottentot cherry cassine cassine maurocenia hottentot's bread elephant's foot 
elephant 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

khoisan
     n : a family of languages spoken in southern africa syn: khoisan
         language
see also:
khoisan language 

Khoisan >> K Words
Khoisan, definition of term: Khoisan
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