also: ウエットマーケット
noun
wet market
A market selling fresh produce, meat, seafood, and other perishable goods, often with live animals. The term is a direct loan from English and is used in contexts discussing Asian markets or food safety.
See also: 生鮮市場
香港のウェットマーケットでは、新鮮な魚介類が手に入る。
At Hong Kong's wet markets, you can get fresh seafood.
ウェットマーケットは生鮮食品を中心に扱っている。
Wet markets mainly deal in fresh food products.
生鮮市場 is a more general Japanese term for a fresh food market, while ウェットマーケット specifically refers to the English concept of a 'wet market', often with cultural or regional connotations.
Loanword from English 'wet market'.