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trepang definition

tre·pang (trē paŋ′)

noun

the eviscerated, boiled, smoked, and dried body of any of several species of sea cucumbers, used, esp. in East Asia, for making soup

Etymology: Malay teripang: also name of sea cucumber itself

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