Definition of BILTONG

biltong

Plural: biltongs

Noun

  • Dried and cured meat, similar to jerky, originating from Southern Africa.
  • meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun
  • A South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.

Examples

  • He craved a snack while playing Words With Friends, but all he had was the word ’BILTONG’.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans biltong, from bil (“buttock, hindquarter”) + tong (“tongue”).

Scrabble Score: 10

biltong: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
biltong: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
biltong: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

biltong: valid Words With Friends Word