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Hottentot

noun Hot·ten·tot \ˈhä-tən-ˌtät\

Definition of HOTTENTOT

often offensive
:  khoikhoi
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Origin of HOTTENTOT

Afrikaans
First Known Use: 1677

Other Anthropology Terms

ectomorph, ethnography, prehistory, yurt

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