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biltong

Pronunciation: /ˈbɪl(ˌ)tɒŋ/

The English word “biltong” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans biltong, from bil (“buttock, hindquarter”) + tong (“tongue, strip”).

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