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Hottentot

Hot·ten·tot [ hótt'n tòt ] (plural Hot·ten·tot or Hot·ten·tots)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Khoikhoi: an offensive term for a member of the Khoikhoi people

2. Khoikhoi language: an offensive term for the languages of the Khoikhoi people

[Late 17th century. < Dutch, probably < a formula in a Nama song]
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