| 释义 |
bêche-de-mer
\ˌbeshdəˈme(ə)r, ˌbā-\ noun
Etymology: French, literally, sea grub
1. pl bêche-de-mer \“\ or bêches-de-mer \-sh(ə̇z)d-\ : trepang
2. usually capitalized B&M [so called from the trepang's having been an important commercial item in these islands, its designation thus becoming a type-word to designate the pidgin] : a pidgin based on English and used as a lingua franca in New Guinea, the Bismarck archipelago, the Solomon islands, and other islands nearby |