Hottentot
Hottentot , noun
[Dutch Hottentot; -- so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood.]
1.
(Ethnology) One of a degraded<-- "pastoral", in MW10 --> and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts. — Wedgwood
2.
The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for its clicking sounds; the Khoisan language.
Collocations (2)
Hottentot cherry (Botany) , a South African plant of the genus Cassine (Cassine maurocenia), having handsome foliage, with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers. — Loudon