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- [trih-pang]
- /trɪˈpæŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trih-pang]
- /trɪˈpæŋ/
Definitions of trepang word
- noun trepang any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China. 1
- noun trepang any of various large sea cucumbers of tropical Oriental seas, the body walls of which are used as food by the Japanese and Chinese 0
- noun trepang the eviscerated, boiled, smoked, and dried body of any of several species of sea cucumbers, used, esp. in East Asia, for making soup 0
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Origin of trepang
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
1775-85; < Malay təripaŋ (spelling teripang) < an unidentified source
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Parts of speech for Trepang
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trepang popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
trepang usage trend in Literature
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