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biltong.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɪl(ˌ)tɒŋ/
  1. A South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.

    South-Africa · Zimbabwe · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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