bêche-de-mer

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bêche-de-mer^¹

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Unadapted borrowing from French bêche-de-mer.

noun bêches-de-mer · bêche de mer

Synonym of sea cucumber. The Hunter had called in at Fiji to collect sandalwood and bêche de mer on a voyage between Calcutta and New South Wales.
Similar: sea cucumber

Bêche-de-Mer^²

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Bislama (language).

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"bêche-de-mer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/b%C3%AAche-de-mer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bêche-de-mer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/b%C3%AAche-de-mer

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"bêche-de-mer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/b%C3%AAche-de-mer.

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@misc{be_che_de_mer_2026,
  title = {bêche-de-mer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/b%C3%AAche-de-mer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}