| Definitions | | Hottentot |
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proper noun
- A member of the Khoi group of peoples.
- The Language of the Khoi remarkable for its clicks.
- Any of several fish of the species Pachymetopon
- The origional Webster's Definition is amazingly crass and is included for interest. "one of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complection, high cheek bones and wooly hair growing in tufts". Webster's International Dictionary 1902.
- Lady Ann Barnard: Letters and Journals: 1798-1801 "I was told that the Hottentots were uncommonly ugly and disgusting, but I do not think them so bad. Their features are small and their cheekbones immense, but they have a kind expression and countenance."
- George Bernard Shaw: Pygmalion: 1948: "I have tried her with every sort of sound that a human being can make...Hottentot clicks, things it took me years to get hold of."
Translations: Etymology: From variously ascribed to mean stutterer; and from hot en tot being an approximation of common sounds in the Khoi language.First known use 1677 (in Dutch).
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