trepang

American  

[trih-pang] / trɪˈpæŋ /

noun

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

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trepang British  

/ trɪˈpæŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of trepang

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

Example Sentences

But they were always outward-looking, establishing commercial and familial ties with the Macassan trepang fishermen of Sulawesi long before first British contact.

From The Guardian

They are traditional Indonesian boats known as praus and they brought Muslim fishermen from the flourishing trading city of Makassar in search of trepang, or sea cucumbers.

From BBC

Of these latter exports, rattans and gurjan oil are the chief; other natural products of the islands are trepang—bêche-de-mer—tortoiseshell and edible birds' nests, but they are only collected in small quantities.

From Project Gutenberg

On the rocks along the coast are found tortoises, trepang and edible birds’ nests, which are articles of export.

From Project Gutenberg

On the northern coasts are extensive fisheries of trepang, much visited by native traders from the Indian Archipelago.

From Project Gutenberg