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English
Etymology
From Hottentot + -ism.
Noun
Hottentotism (plural Hottentotisms)
- A word or phrase adopted from the Hottentot language.
- Hottentotisms in Afrikaans
- (dated) A kind of stammer in which the words become unintelligible.
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