BÊCHE-DE-MER

Meaning of BÊCHE-DE-MER in English

/ ˌbeʃdəˈmeə(r); NAmE -ˈmer/ noun

a large sea cucumber that is eaten in China and Japan

••

WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: pseudo-French, alteration of Portuguese bicho do mar , literally sea worm.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

BÊCHE-DE-MER — noun Etymology: French, alteration of biche de mer, from Portuguese bicho do mar, literally, sea worm Date: 1783 trepang , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BÊCHE-DE-MER — ˌbeshdəˈme(ə)r, ˌbā- noun Etymology: French, literally, sea grub 1. pl bêche-de-mer “ or bêches-de-mer -sh(ə̇z)d- : trepang 2. usually capitalized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BECHE DE MER — () The trepang.
Английский словарь Webster
BECHE DE MER — The trepang.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BÊCHE-DE-MER — /besh'deuh mair", baysh'-/ , n. , pl. bêches-de-mer , ( esp. collectively ) bêche-de-mer for 1. 1. a trepang. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BÊCHE-DE-MER — noun Etymology: French, alteration of biche de mer, from Portuguese bicho do mar, literally, sea worm Date: 1783 1. plural …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BÊCHE-DE-MER — [ ˌbɛʃdə'mɛ: ] ■ noun ( plural same or bêches-de-mer pronunciation same) 1》 a large sea cucumber which is eaten …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BECHE-DE-MER — [beche-de-mer] n [F, alter. of biche de mer, fr. Pg bicho do mar, lit., sea worm] (1783) 1 pl beche-de-mer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BECHE-DE-MER — beche-de-mer, bêche-de-mer BrE AmE ˌbeʃ də ˈmeə ˌbeɪʃ- AmE \ -ˈme ə r —This is not a true French expression.
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BECHE DE MER — the trepang.
Webster English vocab
BECHE-DE-MER — Pronunciation: ˌ besh-d ə - ' mer, ˌ b ā sh- Function: noun Etymology: F, alteration of biche de mer, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BECHE-DE-MER — plural Bche-de-mer, or Bches-de-mer, also called Trepang, boiled, dried, and smoked flesh of sea cucumbers (phylum Echinodermata) used to make …
Britannica English vocabulary
BÉCHE-DE-MER — n. (pl. same or béches-de-mer pronunc. same) 1 a kind of sea cucumber eaten in China usu. in long dried …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BÊCHE-DE-MER — n. [ Fr. ] Trepang, sea-cucumber, sea-slug, holothuria.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
BECHE-DE-MER — (диалектизм) трепанг бичламар (жаргон из смеси английского и малайского)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BÊCHE-DE-MER — n 1. диал. трепанг 2. = beach-la-mar
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BÊCHE-DE-MER — n 1. диал. трепанг 2. = beach-la-mar
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BÊCHE-DE-MER — n 1. диал. трепанг 2. = beach-la-mar
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BÊCHE-DE-MER — Голотурии
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
BECHE-DE-MER — (диалектизм) трепанг бичламар (жаргон из смеси английского и малайского)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MER — Airport Name : Castle Airport Airport Location : Atwater, California, United States IATA Code : MER ICAO Code : KMER
Airport Code English Dictionary
DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
Interlingua English vocab
MER — abbreviation ~idian
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-MER — noun combining form see: merit member of a (specified) class
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MER — Among the Cheremi and Udmurt peoples of Russia, a sacred grove where people of several villages gathered periodically to hold …
Английский словарь Британика
DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Английский словарь Британика
MER- — I. combining form Etymology: Middle English, from mere sea, lake, pond, from Old English — more at marine : sea …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MER — I. ˈmər noun ( -s ) Etymology: -mer : a monomeric unit of a polymer II. abbreviation 1. meridian 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-MER — (ˌ)mə(r) noun combining form ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek meros part — more at merit chemistry …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MER. — 1. meridian. 2. meridional.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-MER — Chem. a combining form meaning "member of a particular group": isomer. Cf. -mere, -merous . [ méros part, portion ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BÊCHE — /besh, baysh/ , n. a grab for retrieving tools used in drilling a well. [ 1850-55; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-MER — Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek meros part — more at merit : member of a (specified) class mono mer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MER — meridian
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
MER — [mer] abbreviation meridian
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-MER — [-mer] n comb form [ISV, fr. Gk meros part--more at merit]: member of a (specified) class "monomer"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MER — among the Cheremis and Udmurts (also called Votyaks), a district where people would gather periodically to hold religious festivals and …
Britannica English vocabulary
-MER — -mer BrE AmE mə AmE m ə r ▷ — monomer ˈmɒn ə ʊ m ə AmE ˈmɑːn əm ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DE — rigueur [adjective] [after verb] - demanded by fashion, custom, etc.At the place where I work, smart suits are de rigueur …
Cambridge English vocab
MER — Among the Cheremi and Udmurt peoples of Russia, a sacred grove where people of several villages gathered periodically to hold …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DE — prep. or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MER — an interjection when someone's talking to you and you don't want to listen Example: them...so anyway, i was at the …
Slang English vocab
MER — Can be used as a payout to describe simple idiocy but in the process make the user look more of …
Slang English vocab
DE — Germany (Deutschland; Internet top level domain) For more possible definitions for DE , click here ©1988-2002, All Rights Reserved, AcronymFinder.com
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
MER — сокр. [maximum efficiency rate] максимальная эффективная норма отбора (нефти, газа из коллектора)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MER — сокр. [maximum efficiency rate] максимальная эффективная норма отбора (нефти, газа из коллектора)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

← BÉCHAMEL SAUCE BECK→