Word: biltongs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bil
tongs
Definition: Plural of biltong; meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun
Morphemes:
Affix: biltong
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bil
Language: af
Decoded: bil
Meaning: buttock, hindquarter
Affix: tong
Language: af
Decoded: tong
Meaning: tongue
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.