Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bêche-de-mer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beche-de-mer
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of sea cucumber.

name

Bislama (language).

Example Sentences

"The Hunter had called in at Fiji to collect sandalwood and bêche de mer on a voyage between Calcutta and New South Wales."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French bêche-de-mer.

Inflected Forms

bêches-de-mer (plural) bêche de mer (alternative)

Synonyms

sea cucumber

Questions

What does bêche-de-mer mean?: Synonym of sea cucumber.
Where does bêche-de-mer come from?: Unadapted borrowing from French bêche-de-mer.

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