biltong/ˈbɪl(ˌ)tɒŋ/EtymologyBorrowed from Afrikaans biltong, from bil (“buttock, hindquarter”) + tong (“tongue, strip”).nounA South African food categorized by strips of lean meat cured by salting and drying, similar to American jerky.“The rest of the buck's flesh we cut into strips and hung in the sun to dry into 'biltong,' as, I believe, the South African Dutch call flesh thus prepared.”