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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Example sentences from the Web for trepang

In this process the trepang gives up all the water it contains, and is withdrawn at the end of two minutes.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier
Turtles, trepang and pearl-shell are of some commercial importance.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various
Trepang (sea-slug, Holothuria) and shark-fins are sent to the Chinese markets; also mother-of-pearl, wax and gold dust.
A Visit to the Philippine Islands|John Bowring
The chief products of the country are mother-of-pearl shell, Bêche-de-mer (or trepang), copra, and tortoise-shell.
Two Years Among the Savages of New Guinea.|W. D. Pitcairn

Half an hour later the proa's cargo of sago and trepang, as well as a doubtful-minded compass, was in the Haliotis.
The Day's Work, Volume 1|Rudyard Kipling

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 ChineseAlso called: bêche-de-mer

Word Origin for trepang

C18: from Malay těripang

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单词	trepang
释义	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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trepang In this process the trepang gives up all the water it contains, and is withdrawn at the end of two minutes. The Ocean World:\|Louis Figuier Turtles, trepang and pearl-shell are of some commercial importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3\|Various Trepang (sea-slug, Holothuria) and shark-fins are sent to the Chinese markets; also mother-of-pearl, wax and gold dust. A Visit to the Philippine Islands\|John Bowring The chief products of the country are mother-of-pearl shell, Bêche-de-mer (or trepang), copra, and tortoise-shell. Two Years Among the Savages of New Guinea.\|W. D. Pitcairn Half an hour later the proa's cargo of sago and trepang, as well as a doubtful-minded compass, was in the Haliotis. The Day's Work, Volume 1\|Rudyard Kipling 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 ChineseAlso called: bêche-de-mer Word Origin for trepang C18: from Malay těripang Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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