Where does “bêche-de-mer” come from?

bêche-de-mer (English) comes from French bêche-de-mer — sea cucumber.

bêche-de-mer (English): Synonym of sea cucumber

Definitions

  1. Synonym of sea cucumber

Ancestry of “bêche-de-mer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbêche-de-mersea cucumber
Every word from French bêche-de-mer
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