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bêche-de-mer (bes̸h də mer′)
noun
- pl. bêches-de-mer (bes̸h də mer′) trepang
- a mixed trade language, largely a pidgin based on English, spoken in island areas of the SW Pacific
Etymology: Fr, worm of the sea; altered < Port bicho do mar, sea slug
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