trepang

[ trih-pang ]
/ trɪˈpæŋ /

noun

any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.

Origin of trepang

1775–85; < Malay təripaŋ (spelling teripang) < an unidentified source

Words nearby trepang

trente et quarante, trentino-alto adige, trento, trenton, trepan, trepang, trephination, trephine, trepid, trepidant, trepidatio cordis

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British Dictionary definitions for trepang

trepang
/ (trɪˈpæŋ) /

noun

any of various large sea cucumbers of tropical Oriental seas, the body walls of which are used as food by the Japanese and Chinese Also called: bêche-de-mer

Word Origin for trepang

C18: from Malay těripang