"trepang" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tɹɪˈpaŋ/ [UK] Forms: trepangs [plural], teripang [alternative], tripang [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay teripang. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ms:teripang|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "teripang", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ms" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "trepang", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="trepang"> Borrowed from Malay teripang. Head templates: {{en-noun}} trepang (plural trepangs)
  1. Synonym of sea cucumber. Synonyms: sea cucumber [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: trepanger, trepanging

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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