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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BILTONG

Afrikaans, from Dutch bil buttock + tongtongue.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BILTONG

biltong  [ˈbɪlˌtɒŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILTONG

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Biltong is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BILTONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

biltong

Biltong

Biltong is a variety of cured meat that originated in South Africa. Various types of meat are used to produce it, ranging from beef and game meats to fillets of ostrich from commercial farms. It is typically made from raw fillets of meat cut into strips following the grain of the muscle, or flat pieces sliced across the grain. It is similar to beef jerky in that they are both spiced, dried meats. The typical ingredients, taste and production processes differ, the main difference being that biltong is usually thicker (from cuts up to 1" (25 mm) thick), while jerky is rarely more than 1/8" (3 mm) thick. Also, biltong does not have a sweet taste. The word biltong is from the Dutch bil ("rump") and tong ("strip" or "tongue").

Definition of biltong in the English dictionary

The definition of biltong in the dictionary is strips of meat dried and cured in the sun.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BILTONG


bettong
bɛˈtɒŋ
jelutong
ˈdʒɛləˌtɒŋ
quandong
ˈkwɒnˌtɒŋ
quantong
ˈkwɒnˌtɒŋ
tong
tɒŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILTONG

billy
billy goat
billy goat beard
Billy No-Mates
Billy the Kid
billy-bread
billy-ho
billyboy
billycan
billycock
billyo
billyoh
bilobate
bilobed
bilobular
bilocation
bilocular
biloculate
bilsted

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILTONG

along
among
Armstrong
belong
dong
for a song
gong
Guangdong
hong
Hong Kong
in the wrong
long
mong
Nantong
so long
song
strong
thong
wrong
Xuan-tong

Synonyms and antonyms of biltong in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «biltong» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BILTONG

Find out the translation of biltong to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of biltong from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «biltong» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

干肉片
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

biltong
570 millions of speakers

English

biltong
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुखा हुआ मांस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

biltong
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Biltong
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carne seca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

biltong
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

biltong
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biltong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Biltong
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

切り干し肉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

육포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biltong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

miếng thịt phơi khô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெயிலில் காய வைத்த இறைச்சித் துண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिल्टॉन्ग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biltong
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

biltong
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biltong
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Biltong
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fâșii de carne uscată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

biltong
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

biltong
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

biltong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biltong
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of biltong

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILTONG»

The term «biltong» is regularly used and occupies the 106.111 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILTONG» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about biltong

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILTONG»

Discover the use of biltong in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to biltong and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Make Your Own Biltong and Droewors
When drying biltong indoors, make sure there is a draught by using an electric fan to create a good air-flow. CONTAINERS Use plastic, stainless steel, enamel or earthenware containers for the salting of the meat. Metal containers or even ...
‎1992
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Microorganisms in Foods 6: Microbial Ecology of Food Commodities
Traditional dried meats include Rou Gan (China), charqui (South America) and biltong (South Africa) (Osterhoff and Leistner, 1984; Prior, 1984). Dried meats are prepared for use in formulated foods (e.g. soup mixes), for campers and the ...
International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF), 2006
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Meat Science and Applications
African Biltong Biltong can be made from the fillet steak (Binne biltong or ouma se biltong). eye muscle (garing biltong). or more commonly the hindquarter muscle of a young animal. In the manufacture of biltong. the selected muscles are  ...
Y. H. Hui, Wai-Kit Nip, Robert Rogers, 2001
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Karan Beef Cookbook
BILTONG 25 kg beef (such as topside, aitchbone) about 1 cup (250 ml) brown vinegar SEASONING MIXTURE about 140 g whole coriander (you can use from 80 g up to 1 60 g) about 650 g coarse salt (you can use from 500 g up to 1 kg) 1 ...
Heilie Pienaar, 2003
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The Saffron Pear Tree: And Other Kitchen Memories
15 ml gelatine softened 3 ml ground coriander in 65 ml water 15 ml flour 125 ml beef stock, preferably 125 ml milk made with beef stock powder 2 large eggs, separated 100 g finely grated biltong 45 ml cream Dissolve the gelatine in the water, ...
Zuretha Roos, 2005
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A Restaurateur Remembers
Biltong and Droewors - an Incurable Addiction the dryness - a bit like tasting bottles of wine from a case only to find, when you have one bottle left, that it has just reached its peak. We used an old family recipe given to us by her brother, ...
Michael Olivier, 2005
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Prickly Pears & Pomegranates: Local, Organic and Seasonal ...
Makes 6 giant scones 3 cups cake flour 5t baking powder pinch of salt 5t sugar 1⁄ 2 cup grated biltong 2 eggs 1 cup cream 1 cup buttermilk Makes 8 broodjies 60g butter 1t Marmite 4 slices white bread, crusts removed 2 cream crackers ...
Bernadette Le Roux, Marianne Palmer, Craig Fraser, 2008
8
FCS Consumer Behaviour L3
Obtain information from your sources Now you must come up with a series of questions to ask in order to obtain information from your sources. Questions can include: □ Do you often buy biltong? □ Which is your favourite flavour? □ What do ...
Karien Gerber, Neels Bothma, 2008
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Offbeat South Africa: The Travel Guide to the Wacky and ...
Biltong and Beer South Africans love two things more than rugby and sunny skies , you've guessed it - biltong and beer! 49 THE GREAT B1LTONG FEST1VAL .m- 042243 1333 E3 Somerset East, Eastem Cape • www.somerseteast.co.za/ ...
Richard George, Denise Slabbert, Kim Wildman, 2007
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Traditional South African Cooking
BILTONG Biltong (savoury dried meat) has been around for centuries., for instance, a more primitive form, the Dutch tassal was also prepared in certain areas of France during the late Middle Ages. Tassal was also made in Batavia, and made ...
Magdaleen Van Wyk, Pat Barton, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILTONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term biltong is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ship-shape Melville mall open for trade
Over 100 traders with goods ranging from clothing to coffee; food, furniture and fashion; decor to doughnuts; biltong, bikes, bags, bistros and ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
Why South Africa is thrilling the wine world
... a gently meaty, savoury, animal undertow that makes me see why Olive Hamilton Russell likes to serve this delicious wine with biltong ravioli. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Beefing up producton | Project Profile
Since 2011, husband and wife team Nick and Sarah Greeff have been making biltong in a renovated dairy on the Isle of Wight. Nick was taught ... «Packaging News, Jul 15»
4
My imagination has gone wild
Whenever I'm in the Karoo, I like to sit outside at night with biltong in the hope of luring a bat-eared fox. An ex-girlfriend once told me that ... «Rand Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Record number get taste for Gefiltefest
Apart from packets of biltong, South African dried beef, on sale, carnivores had to abstain from the pleasures of flesh. The schmaltz-saturated ... «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Smith: Why rugby romantics should be hollering for the Highlanders
After taming Brodie Retallick and his Chiefs comrades and a Waratahs pack replete with Wallaby internationals - and biltong-munching ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Review: Hipsters head to Bloemfontein's Jack & Jill Food Co.
A big thumbs up also for Jack & Jill's wonderfully colourful salad with fried biltong, halloumi, fresh tomato salsa, peppers and garlic-balsamic ... «Eat Out, Jul 15»
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Adelaide's top chefs including Poh Ling Yeow and Andre Ursini …
Biltong, a South African air dried meat. When I'm cooking I listen to... At the moment it's the new Faith No More album and a lot of Nine Inch ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
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This N' That Eats opened in Ivanhoe Village, authentic poutine at …
Don't expect to see bunny chow or chakalaka, though there may be biltong. South Meets South when chefs Greg Richie (Soco, Cityfish) and ... «Orlando Weekly, Jun 15»
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BOOK REVIEW: Road Tripping with Justin Bonello
... some that will take you back to your childhood (assuming you are post 30) and even how to make biltong in your car (because, why not?). «BDlive, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Biltong [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/biltong>. May 2024 ».
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