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Hottentotism

Hottentotism noun: a word or phrase adopted from the Hottentot language.

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.

Forms of Hottentotism

pluralHottentotisms

Origin of Hottentotism

From Hottentot + -ism.

Questions about Hottentotism

What does Hottentotism mean?
Hottentotism means a word or phrase adopted from the Hottentot language.
What part of speech is Hottentotism?
Hottentotism is a noun.
What is the plural of Hottentotism?
The plural of Hottentotism is Hottentotisms.

Words near Hottentotism in the dictionary

  1. Hottentot's gods
  2. Hottentot's poison bush
  3. Hottentotese
  4. Hottentotic
  5. Hottentotish
  6. Hottentotism
  7. Hottentotisms
  8. Hottentots
  9. hotteok
  10. hotteoks
  11. hotter

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