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Hottentot

ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น: -hottentot-, *hottentot*

WordNet (3.0)WordNet (3.0)

(n)thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot, Syn.Hottentot's bread

(n)low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp, Syn.Carpobrotus edulis, sour fig, Mesembryanthemum edule, Hottentot's fig

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hottentot

n. [ D. Hottentot; -- so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. Wedgwood. ] 1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in tufts. [ 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 ]