bêche-de-mer
Americannoun
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another name for trepang
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See Beach-la-Mar
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of bêche-de-mer
1805–15; erroneously for French biche de mer < Portuguese bicho do mar literally, animal of the sea; cf. Beach-la-Mar
Example Sentences
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Before they left, they presented me with a quantity of bêche-de-mer, or sea-slugs, which make most excellent soup.
From The Adventures of Louis De Rougemont by Rougemont, Louis de
An eastern name for the Holothuria, or bêche-de-mer, frequently called the sea-slug; used as an article of food by the Chinese.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
Kwaque demanded, who to his bêche-de-mer English was already adding pidgin English.
From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack
"Any bodies that went down will be carried by the under current into the next bay," Eustace heard the bêche-de-mer owner explaining to the Cora's crew.
From Queensland Cousins by Haverfield, Eleanor Luisa
They are a low-grade lot," said Bob in his quaint Colonial way, "but you know they can only get the bêche-de-mer at certain tides.
From Queensland Cousins by Haverfield, Eleanor Luisa
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