biltong

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans biltong, from bil (“buttock, hindquarter”) + tong (“tongue, strip”). === Noun === biltong (countable and uncountable, plural biltongs) (South Africa, Zimbabwe) A South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky. === References === “biltong” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC. === Anagrams === bolting, long bit == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From bil (“hindquarter”) +‎ tong (“tongue, strip”). === Noun === biltong (plural biltonge) biltong ==== Descendants ==== → English: biltong → Dutch: biltong → German: Biltong == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans biltong. Equivalent to bil +‎ tong. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɪl.tɔŋ/ Hyphenation: bil‧tong === Noun === biltong f (plural biltongen, diminutive biltongetje n) biltong == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans biltong. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbiltoŋ/ [ˈbil.t̪ɔŋ] Rhymes: -iltoŋ Syllabification: bil‧tong === Noun === biltong (plural biltong-biltong) (cooking) biltong === Further reading === “biltong”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016