biltong
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of biltong
1805–15; < Afrikaans, equivalent to bil rump + tong tongue
Example Sentences
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We started offering biltong and now we are also selling organic matcha green tea and organic acai from Brazil.
From The Guardian • Oct. 17, 2017
The South African delicacy biltong can be difficult to get hold of in Britain.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2013
You could watch it eating biltong and re-stringing a squash racquet.
From The Guardian • Jun. 21, 2013
As a member of this traveling circus, I now know that biltong, the local version of jerky, makes for a quick and filling meal behind the wheel.
From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2010
From the small shut windows was suspended row upon row of fly- swathed biltong.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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