bêche-de-mer

See also: Bêche-de-Mer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French bêche-de-mer.

Noun

bêche-de-mer (plural bêches-de-mer)

  1. Synonym of sea cucumber
    • 2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 18:
      The Hunter had called in at Fiji to collect sandalwood and bêche de mer on a voyage between Calcutta and New South Wales.

French

Etymology

Calque of Portuguese bicho-do-mar (“sea worm”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛʃ.də.mɛʁ/
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Noun

bêche-de-mer f (plural bêches-de-mer)

  1. sea cucumber
    Synonyms: concombre de mer, holothurie

Descendants
  • → English: bêche-de-mer
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