biltong

English

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans biltong derived from Middle Dutch bille, tonghe.

Origin

Middle Dutch

tonghe

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Biltong German
bil Dutch, Flemish
biltong Dutch, Flemish
*balliō- Proto-Germanic
bille Middle Dutch
tonghe Middle Dutch
bil Afrikaans
biltong Afrikaans
tong Afrikaans