Biltongs

/ˈbɪltɔŋz/ noun

Definition

Plural of biltong; multiple pieces or varieties of the dried, spiced meat snack.

Etymology

Regular English pluralization of the Afrikaans loanword biltong, showing how English adopts and adapts words from other languages by simply adding the '-s' suffix.

Kelly Says

The global spread of 'biltongs' shows food culture traveling: what once fed wagon trains in the Karoo Desert now appears in hipster grocery stores from Brooklyn to Berlin.

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