- Hottentot
- Hottentot 1670s, from S.African Dutch, said to mean "stammerer," it is from hot en tot "hot and tot," nonsense words imitative of the clicking, jerking Khoisan speech.
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Hottentot
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hottentot — hottentot, ote [ ɔtɑ̃to, ɔt ] adj. et n. • 1685; mot holl. « bégayeur » ♦ Relatif à un peuple de pasteurs nomades de l Afrique du Sud Ouest (parfois appliqué abusivement aux Bochimans, leurs voisins). Population hottentote. Spécialt Vénus… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hottentot — Hot ten*tot, 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
*hottentot — ● hottentot nom masculin Langue du groupe khoisan, proche du bochiman, parlée principalement en Namibie par environ 100 000 locuteurs. ● hottentot, hottentote adjectif Relatif aux Hottentots. ● hottentot, hottentote (expressions) adjectif La… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hottentot — ► NOUN & ADJECTIVE ▪ used to refer to the Khoikhoi peoples of South Africa and Namibia. USAGE The word Hottentot is now regarded as offensive with reference to people (where Khoikhoi or, specifically, Nama, are the standard terms) but is still… … English terms dictionary
Hottentot — [hät′ n tät΄] n. [Afrik, lit., hot & tot, echoic of click consonants characteristic of their language] 1. a member of a nomadic pastoral people of SW Africa 2. the Khoisan language of this people adj. of the Hottentots or their language or… … English World dictionary
Hottentot — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Hottentot désigne une population d Afrique du Sud, la population Khoïkhoï les espèces de poissons marins du genre Pachymetopon Catégorie : Homonymie … Wikipédia en Français
Hottentot — noun a) A member of the Khoekhoe group of peoples. 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… … Wiktionary
Hottentot — [ hɒt(ə)ntɒt] noun & adjective offensive used to refer to Khoikhoi peoples. Origin Du., perh. a repetitive formula in a Nama dancing song, transferred by Du. sailors to the people themselves, or from Ger. hotteren totteren stutter (with ref. to… … English new terms dictionary
Hottentot — /ˈhɒtəntɒt/ (say hotuhntot) noun, adjective → Khoikhoi. {Dutch, ? from German hotteren totteren stutter, stammer} Usage: Khoikhoi is now the preferred term and Hottentot is regarded as offensive …
hottentot — bronzinis jūrinis karosas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Pachymetopon blochi angl. hangberger; hottentot rus. готтентот; тёмный бронзовый карась ryšiai: platesnis terminas – bronziniai jūriniai… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
