ˈhät ə nˌtät, usu -äd.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Afrikaans Hottentot, Hotnot
1. usually capitalized
a. : a people of southern Africa apparently akin to both the Bushmen and the Bantus and having moderately negroid features, typically very long heads, and prominent buttocks — see griqua , nama
b. : a member of such people
2. usually capitalized : the Khoisan language of the Hottentot people
3. : a common So. African marine sparid food fish ( Pachymetopon blochii )