Associations to the word «Hottentot»
Noun
Wiktionary
HOTTENTOT, proper noun. (archaic or offensive) A member of the Khoekhoe group of peoples.
HOTTENTOT, proper noun. The language of the Khoi, remarkable for its clicks.
HOTTENTOT, proper noun. Any of several fish of the genus Pachymetopon, in the family Sparidae.
HOTTENTOT FIG, noun. Carpobrotus edulis, a South African plant with edible fruit.
HOTTENTOT FIGS, noun. Plural of Hottentot fig
HOTTENTOT TEAL, noun. Anas hottentota, a species of dabbling duck.
HOTTENTOT TEALS, noun. Plural of Hottentot teal
Dictionary definition
HOTTENTOT, noun. Any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.