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- [besh-duh-mair, beysh-]
- /ˌbɛʃ dəˈmɛər, ˌbeɪʃ-/
- /bˈetʃdəmˈɜː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [besh-duh-mair, beysh-]
- /ˌbɛʃ dəˈmɛər, ˌbeɪʃ-/
Definitions of beche-de-mer word
- noun beche-de-mer trepang 3
- noun beche-de-mer a mixed trade language, largely a pidgin based on English, spoken in island areas of the SW Pacific 3
- noun plural beche-de-mer a trepang. 1
- noun plural beche-de-mer Often, Bêche-de-Mer. Neo-Melanesian. 1
- noun beche-de-mer trepang, sea cucumber. 0
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Origin of beche-de-mer
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; erroneously for French biche de mer < Portuguese bicho do mar literally, animal of the sea; cf. Beach-la-Mar
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Parts of speech for Beche-de-mer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beche-de-mer popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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