transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbesh-də-ˈmer, ˌbāsh- ]
noun
Etymology: French, alteration of biche de mer, from Portuguese bicho do mar, literally, sea worm
Date: 1783
1. plural bêche-de-mer or bêches-de-mer ˌbesh-də-, ˌbe-shəz-, ˌbāsh- : trepang
2. capitalized B&M : any of several English-based pidgins spoken on islands of the western Pacific