English Explanatory Dictionary

Hottentotism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A word or phrase adopted from the Hottentot language.
  2. A kind of stammer in which the words become unintelligible.

Word forms

Hottentotism Hottentotisms

Etymology

From Hottentot + -ism.

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