biltong

[ bil-tawng, -tong ]

noun

1. (in South Africa) strips of lean meat dried in the open air.

biltong

/ ˈbɪlˌtɒŋ /

noun

1. strips of meat dried and cured in the sun

Word History and Origins

Origin of biltong¹

1805–15; < Afrikaans, equivalent to bil rump + tong tongue

Word History and Origins

Origin of biltong¹

C19: Afrikaans, from Dutch bil buttock + tong tongue

Example Sentences

On his arrival it was found he could not ride or shoot, or live on biltong.

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I wonder how the enemy are getting on with the biltong and biscuit.

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The ox is killed and cut into biltong, and the meal baked into stormjagers, a kind of dumpling fried in dripping.

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Well, in any case, take this biltong along in your saddle-bags; it's my own make, you'll find it good.

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Meat thus dried and hung up is called biltong, and is by no means bad when grated.

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