trepang

[ trih-pang ]

/ trɪˈpæŋ /

noun

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

Nearby words

trente et quarante, trentino-alto adige, trento, trenton, trepan, trepang, trephination, trephine, trepid, trepidant, trepidatio cordis

Origin of trepang

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

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Examples from the Web for trepang

In this process the trepang gives up all the water it contains, and is withdrawn at the end of two minutes.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier
Turtles, trepang and pearl-shell are of some commercial importance.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
Trepang (sea-slug, Holothuria) and shark-fins are sent to the Chinese markets; also mother-of-pearl, wax and gold dust.
A Visit to the Philippine Islands|John Bowring
The chief products of the country are mother-of-pearl shell, Bêche-de-mer (or trepang), copra, and tortoise-shell.
Two Years Among the Savages of New Guinea.|W. D. Pitcairn

Half an hour later the proa's cargo of sago and trepang, as well as a doubtful-minded compass, was in the Haliotis.
The Day's Work, Volume 1|Rudyard Kipling

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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