Found 2 items, similar to Trepang.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: trepang
trepang
n : of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food
especially by Chinese [syn:
Holothuria edulis]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Trepang
Trepang
\Tre*pang"\, n. [Malay tr[=i]pang.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of
which are dried and extensively used as food in China; --
called also
b[^e]che de mer,
sea cucumber, and
sea slug
. [Written also
tripang.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The edible trepangs are mostly large species of
Holothuria, especially
Holothuria edulis. They are
taken in vast quantities in the East Indies, where they
are dried and smoked, and then shipped to China. They
are used as an ingredient in certain kinds of soup.
[1913 Webster]