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单词 beach-la-mar
释义

Beach-la-Mar

[ beech-luh-mahr ]
/ ˌbitʃ ləˈmɑr /

noun

Neo-Melanesian.

Origin of Beach-la-Mar

alteration of bêche-de-mer a well-known trade item in the region where this type of pidgin is spoken

Words nearby Beach-la-Mar

beach flea, beachfront, beach goldenrod, beach grass, beachhead, Beach-la-Mar, beachmaster, beach pea, beach plum, beach ridge, beachscape
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British Dictionary definitions for Beach-la-Mar

Beach-la-Mar
/ (ˌbiːtʃləˈmɑː) /

noun

an English-based creole language spoken in Vanuatu and Fiji, and formerly much more widespreadAlso called: Biche-la-mar

Word Origin for Beach-la-Mar

C19: quasi-French, from bêche-de-mer (trepang, this being a major trading commodity in the SW Pacific; hence the name was applied to the trading language)
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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