2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Hottentot \Hot"ten*tot\, noun [D. Hottentot; -- so called from hot and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their language. --Wedgwood.]

1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded

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}.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

Hottentot

noun