n. South African Narrow strips of sun-dried meat. [Afrikaans : bil, buttock (from Middle Dutch bille; see bhel-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + tong, tongue (from Middle Dutch tonghe; see dghū- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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