[ 'bɪʃləˌmα: ]
(also Beach-la-mar or Bêche-de-mer )
■ noun an English-based pidgin language used as the national language of Vanuatu, where it shares official status with English and French.
Origin
alt. of Port. bicho do mar 'sea cucumber' (traded as a commodity, the word later being applied to the language of trade).