bêche-de-mer
noun
ˌbāsh-\
Definition of bêche-de-mer
1
plural bêche-de-mer
or bêches-de-mer\ˌbesh-də-ˈmer,
ˌbe-shəz-, ˌbāsh-\
: trepang
2 capitalized B&M : any of several English-based pidgins spoken on islands of the western Pacific
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