BECHE-DE-MER


Meaning of BECHE-DE-MER in English

[beche-de-mer] n [F, alter. of biche de mer, fr. Pg bicho do mar, lit., sea worm] (1783) 1 pl beche-de-mer or beches-de-mer : trepang

2. cap B&M: any of several English-based pidgins spoken on islands of the western Pacific

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.