Chinese, noun
- Origin:
- South African DutchShow more Translation of South African Dutch; so named for a supposed resemblance to Chinese people in skin-colour and eye shape.
obs. except in historical contexts
Chinese Hottentot.
1786 G. Forster tr. of A. Sparrman’s Voy. to Cape of G.H. I. 227The Chinese, or Snese-Hottentots, so called from their complexion, which is yellower than that of the other Hottentot nations.
1988 P.E. Raper tr. of R.J. Gordon’s Cape Trav. 1777–86 I. 79The real Hottentots who call themselves ‘Oesjswand’ or also ‘Saana’..are called ‘Bushmen’ or ‘Chinese’ by us.
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