How to pronounce biltong
American English pronunciation
BIL-tawng
- IPA
- /ˈbɪlˌtɔŋ/
- Syllables
- BIL · tawng (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What biltong means
Strips of meat salted and dried in the air
In a sentence: On the long drive, Dad shared a bag of biltong he had brought from South Africa.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from Afrikaans, from words for the rump and for a tongue or strip.
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