Hottentotism

English

Etymology

Hottentot +‎ -ism

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[18th century].

References

• “Hottentotism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.