trepang

[ trih-pang ]

/ trɪˈpæŋ /

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noun

any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.

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Origin of trepang

1775–85; <Malay təripaŋ (spelling teripang) < an unidentified source

Words nearby trepang

trente et quarante, Trentino-Alto Adige, Trento, Trenton, trepan, trepang, trephine, trepid, trepidant, trepidation, treponema

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How to use trepang in a sentence

The town lies in a fertile plain and deals in rice, trepang and pina.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
Sea-cucumbers, as they are popularly called, are also known by the name of trepang and sea-slug.
Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879|Various
The trepang were found about the rocks on the beach in great numbers, as they were also on the South Island.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia|Phillip Parker King
A thousand trepang make a picol, of about 125 Dutch pounds; and 100 picols are a cargo for a proa.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia|Phillip Parker King

Besides trepang, they trade in sharks' fins and birds' nests, the latter being worth about 3000 dollars the picol.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia|Phillip Parker King

British Dictionary definitions for trepang

trepang

/ (trɪˈpæŋ) /

noun

any of various large sea cucumbers of tropical Oriental seas, the body walls of which are used as food by the Japanese and ChineseAlso called: bêche-de-mer

Word Origin for trepang

C18: from Malay těripang

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