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bêche-de-mer

American  
[besh-duh-mair, beysh-] / ˌbɛʃ dəˈmɛər, ˌbeɪʃ- /

noun

plural

bêches-de-mer,

plural

bêche-de-mer

  1. a trepang.

  2. Often Bêche-de-Mer. Neo-Melanesian.

bêche-de-mer British  
/ ˌbɛʃdəˈmɛə /

noun

  1. another name for trepang

  2. See Beach-la-Mar

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Etymology

Origin of bêche-de-mer

1805–15; erroneously for French biche de mer < Portuguese bicho do mar literally, animal of the sea; Beach-la-Mar

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