biltong

(bil′tôŋ)

noun

in South Africa, sun-dried strips of meat

Origin: Afrik < Du bil, rump (from which it is cut) + tong, tongue (from the shape)

See biltong in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
South African

Narrow strips of meat dried in the sun.

Origin:

Origin: Afrikaans

Origin: : bil, buttock (from Middle Dutch bille; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + tong, tongue (from Middle Dutch tonghe; see dṇghū- in Indo-European roots)

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