Hottentotism

English

Etymology

Hottentot + -ism

Noun

Hottentotism (plural Hottentotisms)

  1. A word or phrase adopted from the Hottentot language.
    Hottentotisms in Afrikaans
  2. (dated) A kind of stammer in which the words become unintelligible[18th century].

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