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, trephination, trephine, trepid, trepidant, trepidatio cordis
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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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