TREPANG


Meaning of TREPANG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tri-ˈpaŋ, ˈtrē-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: Malay tĕripang

Date: 1783

: any of several large sea cucumbers (as of the genera Actinopyga and Holothuria ) that are taken mostly in the southwestern Pacific and are boiled, dried, and used especially in Asian cuisine — called also bêche-de-mer

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