Bêche-de-Mer (b sh d -mâr )n. See Bislama. [From the commercial importance of bêche-de-mer where the language is spoken.] |
| bêche-de-mer (bshd-mâr) n. pl. bêches-de-mer (b shd-mâr) See trepang. [French, alteration (influenced by bêche, grub) of biche-de-mer, from Portuguese bicho do mar : bicho, worm (from Late Latin b  stulus, diminutive of Latin bstia, beast) + do, of the + mar, sea (from Latin mare; see mori- in Indo-European roots).] |
bêche-de-mer [ˌbɛʃdəˈmɛə]
n pl bêches-de-mer [ˌbɛʃdəˈmɛə], bêche-de-mer
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for trepang
2. (Linguistics / Languages) See Beach-la-Mar
[quasi-French, from earlier English biche de mer, from Portuguese bicho do mar worm of the sea]
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