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Jerky vs Biltonga - What's the difference?

jerky | biltonga |

Biltonga is likely misspelled.


Biltonga has no English definition.

As an adjective jerky

is characterized by physical jerking.

As a noun jerky

is lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.

jerky

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(er)
  • Characterized by physical jerking.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , through Spanish charqui.

    Noun

  • Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
    • Derived terms
    * jerk * jerked beef * jerked meat
    See also
    * air-dried * biltong * freeze dried * Quechuan chunyu (freeze-dried potatoes) * pemmican, pemican * smoked meat * smoker * sun dried English terms with multiple etymologies

    biltonga

    Not English

    Biltonga has no English definition. It may be misspelled.